The Baghdad Security Operation Order of Battle: May 14, 2007

The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of May 13, 2007. Click map to view. By Dj Elliott, CJ Radi and Bill Roggio The past week in Iraq has been a mixed bag of political success coupled with several successful...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 14, 2007 12:45 PM | Entry

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Five soldiers killed, 3 kidnapped near Mahmudiyah

Red cirle likely region of attack; green is Amiriya. Click map to view. Al Qaeda attackers said to be moving towards Fallujah Al Qaeda in Iraq conducted a successful assault on U.S. Army forces in Mahmudiya. "This morning at...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 12, 2007 11:53 AM | Entry

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Anbar Rising

An overview of Anbar province from II MEF. Video is 4.5 M in WMV format. Click image to view. A status update on the province The formation of the Sahawah Al Anbar, or Anbar Awakening, the grouping of Anbari...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 11, 2007 2:38 PM | Entry

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The Diyala Salvation Front

Tribal leaders in the troubled province organize against al Qaeda Map of southern Diyala. Click map to view. In March, we noted the successful model of the Anbar Salvation Council will very likely be replicated elsewhere in regions where al...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 10, 2007 7:14 AM | Entry

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OPSEC, the OOBs and the Myopic Mis-Focus of Security Personnel

By DJ Elliott, IS1(SW), USN(Ret) What is wrong with this photo's caption? U.S. Army Soldiers move to the UH-60 Black Hawk after searching the area for items of interest during an aerial response force mission, Iraq, March 31. Soldiers are...

Posted by DJ Elliott on May 8, 2007 10:52 AM | Entry

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Bing West's Iraq Report

From The Jawa Report: U.S. soldiers capture flag of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq in a village in Diyala. Click image to view. I've reviewed Bing West's latest report from Iraq, which was posted at the invaluable Small...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 7, 2007 6:05 PM | Entry

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The Baghdad Security Operation Order of Battle: May 7, 2007

The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of May 6, 2007. Click map to view. By Bill Roggio, DJ Elliott and CJ Radin The month of April was particularly hard on both U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces. As both forces...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 7, 2007 2:52 PM | Entry

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Al Qaeda in Iraq High Value Target update

Muharib Abdul-Latif al-Jubouri. Click to view. Al Masri is alive, Baghdadi's status in dispute, three other HVTs killed during Opertaion Rat Trap The past week saw a flurry of claims from the Iraqi Interior Ministry and senior Iraqi politicians...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 6, 2007 11:33 AM | Entry

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The Sunni Awakening

The Albu Fahd tribe joins the Anbar Salvation Council and vows to fight al Qaeda in Iraq Poster shows Sheikh Abu-Risha staring down figures representing Al Qaeda in Ramadi. (Photo by Sam Dagher, CSM). Click to view. The Anbar Salvation...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 3, 2007 5:17 PM | Entry

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Unconfirmed report: Abu Omar al Baghdadi killed; Al Qaeda's information minister confirmed killed

A map of the Sunni Islamic State of Iraq from an al Qaeda video. Image from MEMRI. Leader of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq reported killed by Iraqi Interior Ministry; Coalition announces the death of Muharib Abdul Latif...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 3, 2007 7:38 AM | Entry

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Iraq Security Forces OOB: May 2007 Update

Iraqi & Coalition forces Order of Battle as of May 1, 2007. The May 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. The significant changes to the Order of...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 2, 2007 9:52 AM | Entry

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The Anbar Salvation Council goes expeditionary

Banner of the Islamic State of Iraq. Click to view. An update on the al-Masri investigation as Anbar's tribal fighters are operating outside of the province Information on the status of Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda in Iraq's...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 2, 2007 8:55 AM | Entry

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Unconfirmed report: Al Qaeda in Iraq al-Masri killed

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, from a video found last year. Click to view. Sunni tribes claim Abu Ayyub al-Masri killed in battle near Taji; if true, the Anbar Salvation Council would get the credit: Islamic State of Iraq issues denial...

Posted by Bill Roggio on May 1, 2007 9:17 AM | Entry

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The Baghdad Security Operation Order of Battle: April 30, 2007

The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of April 30, 2007. Click map to view. The city of Baghdad continues to see a drop in sectarian violence attributed to death squads, while suicide car bombings remain al Qaeda's most deadly...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 30, 2007 3:07 PM | Entry

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Senior Al Qaeda operative Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi captured

Osama bin Laden deputy in custody at Guantanamo Bay The United States has scored a major victory against al Qaeda's global network. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, one of Osama bin Laden's senior deputies who was "personally chosen by bin Laden...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 27, 2007 12:06 PM | Entry

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Iran, Qods Force and the Karbala attack

Qods Force logo, click to view. General Petraeus unveils further information on Qods Force's involvement in January's attack on the Karbala JCC and other attacks; Leader of Sheibani network captured The January 20 attack on the Karbala Provincial Joint...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 27, 2007 10:28 AM | Entry

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Al Qaeda in Iraq's Diyala Campaign

From The Jawa Report: U.S. soldiers capture flag of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq in village in Diyala. Click image to view. Terror group is striking hard at military targets prior to the onset of the Diyala Campaign...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 26, 2007 10:00 AM | Entry

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Training the Iraqi Army and the Order of Battle

Iraq's regional training facilities. Click map to view. Facts do not support the claim that the U.S. military has abandoned the training of the Iraqi Security Forces In the conventional template of reporting on Iraq, glossy, controversial headlines often...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 23, 2007 5:09 PM | Entry

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Al Qaeda on the Offensive

Eleven major suicide bombings inside Baghdad over the past five days threaten to erode remaining political support for the Baghdad Security Plan. Now is the time for flexibility. Banner of the Islamic State of Iraq. Click to view. After a...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 18, 2007 7:38 PM | Entry

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Reinforcing Baghdad's Outer Belts

Marines building several Combat Outposts in the Amiriya-Ferris region in Anbar Iraq. Click map to view. A crucial element of the Baghdad Security Plan is the establishment of security both inside the Baghdad neighborhoods and in Baghdad's outer belts -...

Posted by Bill Roggio on April 17, 2007 6:18 PM | Entry

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