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Iraqi forces pursue Mahdi Army in Baghdad

Senior Sadrist leader detained in Sadr City; Sadrist office closed in Shula; company commander detained in Karadah; bombing in Sha'ab killed six.


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.


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.


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 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.


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.


Ex-Guantanamo detainee suicide bomber fought at Tora Bora

Abdullah Salih al Ajmi, the former Guantanamo detainee behind the March 23 suicide bombing at Combat Outpost Inman in Mosul, Iraq, was a member of the Taliban who fought at the battle of Tora Bora.


Iraqi soldiers and Sons of Iraq secure market in Tarmiyah as Americans watch

Nathan Webster is embedded with the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment in Tarmiyah, Iraq. The Iraqi Army, with the help of the Sons of Iraq, is securing a city that was an al Qaeda haven just one year ago.


Iraqi Security Forces Five Year Plan: An updated projection

A rough estimate of the state of the Iraqi Security Forces at the end of 2012.


Relative peace in Baghdad remains fragile as troops carry out counterinsurgency plan

US soliders seek to stablize the Mahdi Army dominated neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad.


Blowing up insurgents' old hut sends signal that Tarmiyah area is more secure

Nathan Webster is embedded with the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment in Tarmiyah, Iraq. The US soliders destroy a hut that served as a al Qaeda weapons depot owned by an al Qaeda emir.


US names al Qaeda emir of Mosul killed during raid

Abu Khalaf had close links with foreign terrorists. Al Qaeda conducts two successful attacks in Anbar and Mosul. Anbar is set to transfer to Iraqi control this weekend.


Mahdi Army decimated during recent fighting

Muqtada-Sadr-image.jpgAn Iraqi intelligence report said more than 2,000 Mahdi Army fighters were killed during fighting over the past several months. "This led to the almost complete collapse of the army." Operations against the Mahdi Army continue in Baghdad and the South.


Released Guantanamo detainee behind March suicide truck bombing at Combat Outpost Inman in Mosul

Al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq's latest propaganda video contains video from two Kuwaiti terrorists behind attack in Mosul. Images from The Long War Journal were used from the attack on COP Inman.


Iraqi and U.S. Troops Seize 7 EFPs, Mortar Systems in New Baghdad Night Raids

The US Army and the Iraqi police conduct a series of raids against the Mahdi Army Special Groups in northeastern Baghdad.


US forces kill al Qaeda's leader in Mosul

US and Iraq forces continue to roll up al Qaeda in Iraq's network in what is considered the terror group's last urban stronghold in Iraq.


One hundred insurgents detained in Baghdad during past week

Bill Murray reports from Baghdad, Iraq. Major General Qassim Atta and Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll brief on the security situation in Baghdad and the current operation in Amarah.


Operations target Mahdi Army in South

Senior Sadrist leader detained in Al Kut. More than 100 Mahdi Army fighters and Sadrists detained in the South over the weekend.


Three senior Mahdi Army commanders captured in Baghdad, Hillah

Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Mahdi Army leader with "close ties" to Sadr's office in Najaf. Coalition forces captured two senior Mahdi Army commanders in Hillah and Baghdad.