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Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq




Syria: We're thwarting militants along Iraq border




Freeing a sheikh pays dividends in Tarmiyah

The US took risk with a local Iraqi leader's release, but it made a difference in fight against al Qaeda in Tarmiyah.


The Iraqi military said 1,120 "wanted men" have been detained in the Maysan operation. Iraqi forces detained the former police commander in Maysan. Iraqi special forces captured seven Special Groups operatives in Amarah and three al Qaeda operatives in Fallujah. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained 10 suspects during raids central and northern Iraq.




Car bomb kills four near hospital




Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: July 2008 Update

A look at the development of the Iraqi security forces. Two provinces have transfered to Iraqi control.


Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 during raids in central and northern Iraq. US soldiers detained seven Special Groups fighters in Baghdad's Rashid district. Iraqi security forces detained six Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah and two fighters in Wasit province.




Iraq bans pictures of non-candidates in vote




Analysis: Sadr movement, Mahdi Army shrink under pressure

Muqtada al Sadr's decisions to change the operations the Mahdi Army and withdraw the Sadrist slate from the upcoming election have serious implications for the future of the Sadrist movement.


Sons of Iraq in Tarmiyah aid Coalition forces

The Sunni auxiliary police units are asserting themselves in the former al Qaeda in Iraq stronghold north of Baghdad.


Iraqi forces arrested the governor of Maysan province and three other senior Sadrist leaders. Iraqi forces arrested 15 "wanted men" in Basrah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups weapons facilitator and trainer and an associate during a raid in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured five Special Groups fighters. Fifty-eight insurgents surrendered to the government in Salahadin.




Sunnis close to joining Iraqi government




Iraqi forces detain Sadrist leaders, uncover Special Groups headquarters in Amarah

The governor of Maysan, the leader of the provincial council, a deputy security chief, and a provincial health official are detained during recent operations in Maysan province.


Iraqi minister: Deal seeks to end security contractors' immunity




Water distribution site opens in northeast Baghdad, offers free water for poorest families

The US military and Iraqi police hope the plant will lead to information on the Mahdi Army operating in the Shia neighborhood.


Focus in Anbar province is on infrastructure




In a Mahdi Army stronghold, where no one has seen the militia, troops struggle to find renegade fighters




Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq




New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory




Last US surge brigade begins leaving Iraq