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Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: September 2008 update

Anbar is the eleventh province to go under Iraqi control, the 17th Division takes control of southern Baghdad, and more.


Pentagon Urges a Pause in Iraq Drawdown Until 2009




Petraeus Says US Combat Troops Could Exit Baghdad by July




The Iraqi government will take over the Sons of Iraq program in October. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 15 during raids in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley. Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and captured 18 in Baghdad. Two US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.




Construction starts on new Iraqi Army command in Maysan




Iraqi Police and Army join forces in Basra




Baghdad to take control of Sunni anti-Qaeda groups: US




Coalition forces killed an al Qaeda weapons facilitator and detained eight fighters during raids in the Tigris River Valley and captured six operatives in Bayji and Mosul. Iraqi forces detained 40 insurgents in Baghdad. Iraqi and US soldiers detained four Special Groups operatives during air assaults in Dhi Qar and Maysan provinces. Police captured seven "wanted individuals" in Basrah.




Coalition forces detained four Hezbollah Brigades fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured four Special Groups fighters during raids throughout Iraq. US troops detained three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 16 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq.




Eight people killed in Iraq bombings




Security for Anbar province officially transferred to Iraqi control. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained 15 wanted men in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured two members of the Shia League of the Righteous in Muthanna province. One Iraqi was killed and seven were wounded in a suicide bombing in Baghdad.




US detains 7 League of the Righteous operatives in Iraq

The US has captured several senior leaders of the Iranian-backed, Mahdi Army offshoot since identifying the group two weeks ago.


Iraqi troops take control of Anbar province




Coalition forces captured five operatives from the Iranian-backed Army of the Righteous in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 14 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in Baghdad and central and northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers captured 14 al Qaeda fighters north of Baqubah. Iraqi police arrested two "wanted men" in Dhi Qhar.




Al Qaeda defectors claw way back into Iraq mainstream




Iraq PM says Ramadan to celebrate victory over 'terrorists'




Troop 'Surge™ Took Place Amid Doubt and Debate




Iraqi forces receive Diyala's MEK Ashraf camp from US




Coalition forces detained 26 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Sharqat, Mosul, Bayji, and the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi security forces captured 48 insurgents in Baghdad and nine al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and killed a Syrian fighter in Mosul. US forces detained three Hezbollah Brigades operatives in New Baghdad and two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi police captured three Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. Al Qaeda killed a Sons of Iraq leader and three family members in Diyala.




Coalition forces target Hezbollah Brigades in Baghdad

Twenty Hezbollah Brigades operatives have been captured in the past two months. The detentions have provided insight on the group's propaganda efforts.