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Surging in Wasit Province

Multinational Division Center kicks off Operation Marne Sentry, the interdiction of Iranian-trained fighters and weapons, near the border in Wasit province.


"No comment": An interview with a mukhtar

Bill Ardolino is currently embedded in Fallujah. Bill recently sat down with a local leader to ask about local conditions, the role of mukhtars in the rebuilding of Fallujah, and thoughts on the national government.


Sheikh Sattar assassin captured by US forces

US Special Forces captured an al Qaeda leader involved in the assassination of the leader of the Anbar Awakening, as well as other attacks in Anbar province. Al Qaeda attacks a tribe aligned with the Diyala Awakening; an anti-extremist Shia movement forms in Wasit province.


Standing up the Concerned Citizens in southern Baghdad

A look at the reconciliation process and the engagement with the local Concerned Citizen groups southwest of Baghdad.


The Long War Journal meets President Bush

President Bush speaks to Bill Roggio and Bill Ardolino via a video teleconference call from Camp Victory, Iraq.


Sheikh Sattar, leader of the Anbar Awakening, killed in bombing

Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, the founder of the Anbar Awakening movement and catalyst behind the fight against al Qaeda in Iraq in Anbar province and beyond, has been murdered in a car bombing attack in Ramadi.


Counterinsurgency success in Haswa

Embedded report from Haswa, Iraq. US forces work with Sunni and Shia volunteers to drive out al Qaeda and restore peace to one of the most dangerous regions in Iraq.


Gen. Petraeus reports to Congress

Full text and accompanying slides of General Petraeus' report to Congress on the military situation in Iraq.


A look at Operation Lightning Hammer II in Ninewa and Salahadin

Iraqi Army and police lead operations in the northern provinces of Ninewa and Salahadin. Al Qaeda safe havens are being targeted in the Za'ab triangle, Mosul, and Tal Afar.


Operation Lightning Hammer II launched in Iraq's North

A corps-level operation is launched against al Qaeda havens in the northern and central provinces of Salahadin, Ninewa, Diyala, and Kirkuk. The offensive consists of a joint force of 26,000 Iraqi and US troops and follows a series of operations designed to keep al Qaeda off balance while expanding the security zone outside the Baghdad Belts.


Senior Qods Force link captured in Karbala

Coalition forces capture a senior member of the Special Groups with direct links to senior members of Iran's Qods Force. Raids against the Iranian-backed network continue and are increasingly being led by Iraqi Security Forces.


Sadr calls for Mahdi Army ceasefire

Muqtada al Sadr denies any role in the fighting in Karbala which resulted in at least 50 killed and 300 wounded. Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army to stop all attacks in Iraq, including those against Coalition forces.


JSS Mushada with the Manchus

Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq and reports from the town of Mushada. You can read the first part of Wes' article with the 4-9 Infantry, Patrolling with the Manchus.


Projected ISF Five Year Plan (end-2012)

What the new Iraqi Security Forces might look like at nine years old.


Patrolling with the Manchus

Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes patrols with the 4-9 Infantry (the Manchus).


Riding with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes joins the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Camp Taji.


The National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq and strategic redeployment

The latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq states the strategic redeployment of US forces from a counterinsurgency mission to a counterterrorism mission would erode gains in Iraq over the past eight months. The report largely mirrors the July report on Iraq to Congress.


Operation Lightning Hammer in Diyala ends

The fighting continues in Diyala province as Operation Lightning Hammer ends. The Diyala River valley north of Baqubah is cleared and Iraqi and Coalition forces work to hold the territory.


Conducting the surge, one raid at a time

Joe Talley of Tango Alpha Productions is currently embedded with US forces south of Baghdad. You can read part 1, The surge: Gunners on patrol,.


The surge: Gunners on patrol

Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Baghdad, Iraq -- The signs of war are never far from the men and women of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, currently stationed at Forward Operating Base Loyalty in eastern Baghdad. Yesterday at lunch, a...