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The Baghdad Order of Battle: March 5, 2007
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of March 5, 2007. Click map to view. By DJ Elliott, CJ Radin and Bill Roggio The Baghdad Security Plan is now well into its third week of operation since the official announcement on February 14. Over the course of the last week, Baghdad has seen a significant reduction in violence. Deaths from sectarian related attacks have dropped dramatically since December. “The number of bodies found this month in Baghdad–most shot and showing signs of torture–has dropped by nearly 50 percent to 494 as of Monday (February 27), compared with 954 in January,” reports…
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Car bomb kills 26 in Baghdad book district
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Basra Raid Finds Dozens Detained by Iraq Spy Unit
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Arabian Nights
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Report: Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, leader of Islamic State of Iraq, captured
Unconfirmed report indicates Bagdadi captured in Salahadin province A map of the Sunni Islamic State of Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces are reporting that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s political front organization the Islamic State of Iraq, has been captured in the northern city of Duluiya in Salahadin province, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The report has not been confirmed by the U.S. military at this time. The mid February news that Abu Musab al-Masri was wounded and subsequently captured by Iraqi Security Forces turned out to be a false report from the Interior Ministry. However today’s report of…
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Iraqi leader: Cabinet shakeup in 2 weeks
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Commander brings fresh energy to win-or-lose campaign
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America™s surge is starting to work – but can it last?
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US night patrols in Iraq require balancing act
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An Iraqi Tribal Chief Opposes the Jihadists, and Prays
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Iraq Security Forces OOB: March 2007 Update
Progression of Iraqi Army units ‘in the lead’ as of December 2006. By DJ Elliott, CJ Radin and Bill Roggio The March 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. Three significant events – the Baghdad Security Plan, and events in Anbar Province and Samarra – have effected the Order of Battle. These events and the major changes to the OOB are summarized below.
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Guardian article misrepresents the (Iraq COIN) advisers’ view
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The Amiriya Battle
Iraq. Click map to view. Iraqi police, Army and tribal fighters rout a major al Qaeda in Iraq attack Thursday’s battle in the village of Amiriya, just south of Fallujah, highlights the ongoing battle between the Sunni tribes and al Qaeda in Anbar province. At least 50 al Qaeda were killed and 80 captured in the largest battles between al Qaeda and Iraqi police, Army and the Anbar Salvation Council in Anbar province this year.
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Into Sadr City
The Baghdad Security Plan is heading to Muqtada al-Sadr’s stronghold The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of February 26, 2007. Click map to view. The absence of U.S. forces inside Sadr City, the stronghold of radical, Iranian backed Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has been a glaring anomaly to those watching the development of the Baghdad Security Plan. Iraqi and U.S. forces have focused on deploying in the mixed Sunni-Shia neighborhoods where the sectarian violence and al Qaeda suicide attacks have been the greatest. But all of this is about to change. U.S. and Iraqi forces will enter Sadr City in…
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Ex-PM™s party threatens to quit Iraqi government
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A change of attitude in Hawijah? – Residents fight back in recent insurgent attack
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Soldiers Shift to Baghdad Outposts
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US Set to Join Iran and Syria in Talks on Iraq
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Dividing the Mahdi Army
Muqtada al-Sadr. Multinational Forces Iraq is negotiating with elements of the Mahdi Army With Muqtada al-Sadr now in Iran, the Iraqi government and Coalition forces are stepping up efforts to divide and conquer his Mahdi Army. Asharq Alawsat has confirmed that Multinational Forces Iraq (MNF-I) is “holding talks with commanders of Muqtada al-Sadr’s Al-Mahdi Army with the ‘Iraqi Government’s blessing,’” as well as “several Iraqi armed group.”
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Vice President Mahdi was targeted for assassination; 10 were killed and 42 wounded in the attempt. President Talibani is in Jordan undergoing medical treatment. A large cache of Iranian EFPs was found near Baquba. Fifteen al Qaeda, incuding an emir, were catpured in raids in Baghdad, Ramadi, Mahmudiyah and Samarra. The Iraqi Army arrested 6 insurgents near Baqubah. The Cabinet has approved the oil law, and has sent it to parliament for a vote.
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Talabani falls ill, currently in Jordan
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The Baghdad Order of Battle: February 26, 2007
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of February 26, 2007. Click map to view. By DJ Elliott, CJ Radin and Bill Roggio Over the past week, U.S. and Iraqi troops have continued to move into Baghdad, taking up positions for the new Iraq security plan. For its part, al Qaeda in Iraq continues to press its suicide campaign with the aim of discrediting the operation and prompting the collapse of the Iraqi government and the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Bombing targets Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq’s Vice President
Mahdi, Minister of Public Works, lightly wounded after bomb detonates in Public Works ministry Aadil Abdul Mahdi, click to enlarge. An explosion at the Ministry of Public Works nearly assassinated Adel Abdul Mahdi, one of Iraq’s two Vice Presidents, as well as Riad Ghraib, the Minister of Public Works. Twelve were killed and 42 wounded after a bomb placed in the ceiling of a ministry’s conference room. Mahdi and Ghraig were both “lightly wounded” in the explosion, and were treated for “scratches” at U.S. military hospital.
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The trouble with Ramadi
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[UPDATE2] Muqtada al-Sadr said the Baghdad security plan will fail. The Kurds are reported to be supporting the new oil law. Coalition forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Mosul and killed 2 terrorists. A female suicide bomber used a vest with ball bearings in the suicide attack at the Baghdad university.
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[UPDATE1] A suicide bomber killed 40 and wounded 35 in an attack at the Mustansiriyah University in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Other suicide attacks that occurred in Baghdad include: the Iranian embassy, in front of Hakim’s compound, and a Karrada market, but casualties were low. Sectarian murders have dropped significantly, however. Security forces killed 12 insurgents and captured 98 during Sunday operations.
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Surge tactics to tame Ramadi, city of anarchy
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al Qaeda on Sunni violence in Anbar
al Qaeda in Iraq targeted Sattar and an Imam who opposed the Islamic State of Iraq Iraq. Click map to view. al Qaeda in Iraq has stepped up its campaign to eliminate the indigenous Sunni opposition in Anbar province. According to an American intelligence official and a military officer, al Qaeda in Iraq is attempting to destroy all effective Sunni opposition in the province. Over the past week, al Qaeda has conducted two major suicide attacks in Habbaniyah and Ramadi against two influence members of the Sunni opposition to al Qaeda in Iraq: Shiekh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, and the…
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[UPDATE2] al Qaeda murdered 35 and injured more than 60 in a suicide bombing on a mosque in Habbaniyah. The cleric spoke out against al Qaeda. Coalition forces found 2 chemical bomb factories in Karma. Special Iraqi Army Forces captured 5 members of the Mahdi Army in Husayniyah and the leader of a 30 man sniper cell in Mashahda. Eight National Police and two terrorists were killed after an attack on a police checkpoint south of Baghdad.
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Gen: Iraqi Handover May Be Delayed
