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Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: May 2008 Update

The new schedule for provincial control has been announced; the Iraqi military is forming quick reaction forces; the Iraqi Army is incoporating new equipment; and Kurdish Peshmerga forces will be integrated into the Army.


The Iraqi government has ignored the Sadrist bloc's request for a negotiated settlement to the fighting in Baghdad. US troops killed eight Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi troops captured a Special Groups commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and captured 19 during raids throughout Iraq. A US Predator crashed in southern Iraq.




Iraq's Shiite clerics deeply divided on militia crackdown




Sadrist bloc awaits government's response on parliamentary initiative - spokesman




Suicide bomber in Iraq faked pregnancy, US military says




Sadr City barrier 'a magnet' for Mahdi Army attacks

The large majority of the direct attacks on US and Iraqi forces by the Mahdi Army are occurring on Qods Street, where the barrier is being erected to separate the Iraqi Army and US controlled sections of Sadr City from the northern portion of the district.


The Iraqi government has sent a delegation to confront Iran over its support for Shia terrorists. US troops killed 27 Mahdi Army fighters and one Special Groups leader in Sadr City. Twenty-three civilians were killed and 60 wounded in a dual suicide attack in Balad Ruz in Diyala province. Iraqi police and US forces killed 20 al Qaeda fighters near Balad Ruz.




Large amount of weapons found in Shiite mosque in Baghdad




Iraq Team to Discuss Militias With Iran




Police forces defuse 12 roadside bombs, seize weapons in Basrah




Iraq Sends Delegation to Iran to Discuss Arms Concerns




Iraqi police: Double suicide attack kills 30, wounds 65




US troops kill 28 Mahdi fighters in Sadr City

Clashes continue as Mahdi Army attempts to stop US forces from completing the barrier to seal off the southern portion of Sadr City. The US and Iraq military are building up forces in and around Sadr City.


Iraqi Shiite MPs in Iran for talks with Sadr to end clashes




Basra Operations Commander: 324 wanted, suspects arrested in Basra




Sons of Iraq capture key terrorist




Maliki vows to pursue militias

Six Mahdi fighters killed in Sadr City; more than 430 Mahdi Army fighters among the 900 Iraqis killed in Sadr City over past five weeks.



Iraq to hand over Saudi detainees to Riyadh




US envoy slams Iran's alleged destabilizing role in Iraq




US troops killed 28 Mahdi fighters during an ambush in Sadr City and killed another four during two engagements in northeastern Baghdad. Coalition forces killed 13 al Qaeda operatives and detained 17 during raids near Baghdad and in the North. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi and wounded four in an attack on a Sons of Iraq Headquarters southwest of Miqdadiyah. A suicide bomber wounded the mayor of As Sadiyah, two Iraqi policemen, and a civilian.