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The Interior Ministry continues building a National Emergency Response Brigade while training and arming the forces continues.
The Long War Journal's roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.
Iraq's National Police will begin to take over internal security as capabilities increase, freeing the Army to focus on external threats.
An Iraqi soldier who has served for four years was behind last week's shooting that killed two American soldiers and wounded six. His motive is still unclear.
Iraqi forces are massing in Mosul to battle al Qaeda and the insurgency.
Seven Hezbollah Brigades terrorists have been captured or killed during raids over the past three days.
Armored and mechanized forces convert the existing, basic light infantry force into a heavier, more capable force able to deal with external threats.
The move may signal a change in posture against the Mahdi Army and Muqtada al Sadr. It also highlights the
decline of the Sadrist movement over the past two years.
Recent weapons purchases shed light on the possibile force structure of Iraqi Army's light armored forces, including reconnaissance and cavalry units.
Eight League of the Righteous operatives and six Hezbollah Brigades operatives are captured in Baghdad over the past 24 hours.
Hajji Hammadi, al Qaeda's emir in Karmah and Abu Ghraib, was behind numerous deadly attacks, including the suicide bombing in June that killed a US Marine battalion commander. Hammadi is the fourth senior al Qaeda leader killed in the past six weeks.
The Iraqi Army is equiping seven to eight light divisions, including commando, air assault, mountain units.
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Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: January 2009
The Interior Ministry continues building a National Emergency Response Brigade while training and arming the forces continues.
The State of Jihad: 2008
The Long War Journal's roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.
US forces detain Iranian 'agent' near Baghdad
A "commander of Iranian special operations in Iraq" and an associate were detained in Diyala province.Questions remain on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces
While much is known about the development of the Iraqi Security Forces, there are major gaps in the publicly available information concerning these forces.Iraq develops the National Police mechanized forces
Iraq's National Police will begin to take over internal security as capabilities increase, freeing the Army to focus on external threats.
In Mosul, Americans felled by rogue Iraqi soldier
An Iraqi soldier who has served for four years was behind last week's shooting that killed two American soldiers and wounded six. His motive is still unclear.
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: December 2008
Iraqi forces are massing in Mosul to battle al Qaeda and the insurgency.
Coalition forces target Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades in Baghdad
Seven Hezbollah Brigades terrorists have been captured or killed during raids over the past three days.
Iraqi Army develops the heavy mechanized and armored forces
Armored and mechanized forces convert the existing, basic light infantry force into a heavier, more capable force able to deal with external threats.
US military defines Mahdi Army as 'militia insurgency group'
The move may signal a change in posture against the Mahdi Army and Muqtada al Sadr. It also highlights the
decline of the Sadrist movement over the past two years.
Iraqi Army develops its light armored forces
Recent weapons purchases shed light on the possibile force structure of Iraqi Army's light armored forces, including reconnaissance and cavalry units.
16 Iraqis killed in morning bombings in Baghdad
Al Qaeda suspected of using a mentally handicapped female suicide bomber in one of the attacks outside of Baghdad's Green Zone.On walk across Mosul, general sees gains and room for more
The US commander of Multinational Division North assesses the security situation in Mosul during a visit to the northern city.US forces capture 14 Iraqi Shia terrorists in Baghdad
Eight League of the Righteous operatives and six Hezbollah Brigades operatives are captured in Baghdad over the past 24 hours.
US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's leader in eastern Anbar
Hajji Hammadi, al Qaeda's emir in Karmah and Abu Ghraib, was behind numerous deadly attacks, including the suicide bombing in June that killed a US Marine battalion commander. Hammadi is the fourth senior al Qaeda leader killed in the past six weeks.
Iraq develops its light combat divisions
The Iraqi Army is equiping seven to eight light divisions, including commando, air assault, mountain units.
