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US wages covert war on Iraq-Iran border
US forces kill five civilians in two shootings
Iraqi Soldiers Thwart Terror Suspects Disguised As Bride and Groom
The parliament will debate the extension of the Multinational Forces Iraq mission. Nominees for the ministers of transport and justice have been announced by the cabinet. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives during raids along the Tigris River Valley in Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an al Qaeda commander and two Special Groups operatives and found 18 IEDs during three separate operations; three more Shia extremists were arrested in Diwaniyah. Insurgents killed 11 members of a journalist's family in their home in Baghdad.
US commander: Iran still supporting Iraqi militias
Iraq forces better but not ready yet: US general
Iraq government wants to pay neighborhood police units: US
Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured eight during operations north of Samarra; another 24 operatives were capured during raids on al Qaeda's media, courier, and foreign fighter networks. Coalition forces captured Special Groups leaders in Khalis and Ar Rashidiyah. Iraqi Security Forces detained 21 insurgents and defused 11 roadside bombs in Baghdad. A Diyala tribal council captured five al Qaeda fighters in Rasoul. One Iraqi soldier was killed, five were wounded, and three are missing in a suicide bombing in Kirkuk.
Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran
Refugees streaming back to Iraq: generals
Iranian Special Groups linked to Baghdad pet market bombing
Captured suspects in the bombing point to the Iranian-backed Special Groups; mode of attack disguised to look like al Qaeda suicide strike.
Baghdad blasts kill at least 10
Iraqi security forces launched operations in Kirkuk and Samarra; fifty al Qaeda fighters have been captured. Iraqi Security Forces killed eight insurgents and detained 14 in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an IED maker and an al Qaeda in Iraq mortar specialist during raids near Balad.
New boss turns the tables on Al Qaeda, Ex-Sunni insurgent becomes US ally
US blames Iran-backed group for Baghdad bombing
Iraqi forces launch operation in Kirkuk
Operation Raging Eagle targets insurgent groups in the northern flashpoint city. Thirty have been detained in the Iraqi-led operation. Other Iraqi-led operations are also underway in Salahadin province and Diwaniyah, where 24 Iranian-made EFPs have been uncovered.
5000 US troops to withdraw from Iraq
A bombing at a pet market in Baghdad killed 13 and wounded over 50. Seven Iraqis were killed and 21 wounded in bombings in Mosul. Al Qaeda overran a village north of Khalis. Insurgents bombed a bridge south of Mosul. Coalition forces captured seven members of an al Qaeda propaganda cell in in Samarra. An Iraqi Emergency Response Unit detained five extremists during an north of Diwaniyah. US and Iraqi forces captured 33 insurgents near Kirkuk.
Iraqi school guard, wife beheaded as children watch
The Real Surge
The real, unreported surge in Iraq is the massive increase in Iraqi Army units. As the US plans to draw down in Iraq, there will be two Iraqi Army units to fill in for every US unit departing Iraq.
