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Talabani heads to Iran as violence shakes Baghdad
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Iraq wants U.N. Security Council mandate
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Slaughter in the mosque: a new terror for Iraqis
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French secret service agent killed in Iraq
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Mortar attack sparks fire at an Iraqi oil facility
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News reports that 4 mosques were burned and 6 Sunnis were dragged from a mosque and burned are either unconfirmed or false. The Iraqi Police Captain quoted is not authorized to speak to the media, and is being tracked by the Coalition (more). Reports of civilian deaths and the leveling of a neighborhood block are suspect.
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Why Moqtada al-Sadr may end up deciding America’s fate in Iraq
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Iraq Study Group Weighs Overture to Iran and Syria
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Baghdad Fearful – Some signs of cohesiveness as Shiites provide shelter to Sunnis
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Jonathan Chait: Bring back Saddam Hussein
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(Iraq) Joint Operation Detains 10, seizes cache near Euphrates
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Anbar: The Abu Soda Tribe vs. al Qaeda
The Albu Soda tribe fought al Qaeda in Iraq in Ramadi, Coalition forces assist Iraq. Click map to view. The 25 tribes of the Anbar Salvation Council and Al-Qaeda in Iraq have been battling it out since the tribes have committed to work with the Iraqi government and U.S. military in western Iraq. Over the weekend, the Abu Soda tribe, one of the members of the Anbar Salvation Council, fought alongside U.S. force against al Qaeda in Iraq in the Sofia neighborhood of Ramadi. On November 25, al Qaeda attacked the Abu Soda tribe in the provincial capital. According to…
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Army Expands Training for Advisers Who Will Try to Improve Iraq™s Security Forces
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The Abu Soda tribe fought al Qaeda in Anbar province, and was backed by Coalition support. The tribe claims it killed 55 al Qaeda and arrested 25. Mahdi Army devotees stoned PM Maliki’s car as he toured Sadr City.
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[UPDATE 2] Sunni terrorists killed 21 Shiites in their homes in the town of in Imam Mansour. Coalition forces killed 10 insurgents when raiding a bomb factory in Taji, and 12 more north of Baghdad. Fifty-eight insurgents are said to have killed in fighting overall north of Baghdad.
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A U.S. helicopter crew destroyed a rocket launcher in Sadr City after observing the rocket fire, and have combat video to prove it. Iraqi sources claim it was fire from a funeral party. The Mahdi Army drug 6 Sunnis from a Baghdad Mosque and burned them alive.
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Sunni face new conflict in Iraq war
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Some Fighters in Iraq Adopt New Tactics to Battle US
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Al-Qaeda Attacks Sadr City, Tal Afar
Attacks not only aimed at escalating the violence, but are directed at the will of the American public The carnage in Sadr City. Click image to view. On Thanksgiving Day, al Qaeda in Iraq pulled off a well planned, coordinated attack against Muqtada al-Sadr’s base of power. Five car bombs and two mortars stuck markets in Sadr city, while a platoon-sized element raided the Ministry of Health, which is run by Sadr’s political block. Over 200 have been killed and hundreds more wounded in Sadr City. The Mahdi Army hit back with a mortar barrage on the Sunni dominated neighborhood…
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Sadr’s political block threatened to withdrawal from the government if Maliki meets Bush. The death toll from the Sadr city bombings is at 202. Up to 20 Sunnis were killed in the retaliatory mortar attacks on Adhamiyah. Twenty-two are killed by suicide bomber in Tal Afar.
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Troops at new outpost hope fight pauses long enough for celebration
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Basra airport, port to close Friday
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[UPDATE 2] al Qaeda struck in Sadr City with 6 carbombs and 2 mortars, killing 145 and wounding 238. Sunni insurgents raided the Health Ministry. Iraqi and U.S. forces raided Sadr City. Five suspects were arrested and 4 civilians were killed when a van refused to stop after receiving multiple warnings. Baghdad is under an indefinite curfew. Maliki will hold direct talks with insurgents.
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The UN claimed Iraq deaths are highest since the war started, but the government disputed the claim. A bomb is detonated in the Green Zone, the target was the speaker of the Parliament. The ISF detains 28 suspects in Mahmudiyah.
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UK: Basra hand-over by spring
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U.N. Reports Deadliest Month in Iraq
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Norway gets OK to expel Mullah Krekar, founder of Ansar al-Islam
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Quitting a worthy fight would be great mistake
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The Anbar Tribes vs. al Qaeda, Continued
Sunnis continue to turn on al Qaeda in the heart of the Sunni Triangle Iraq. Click map to view. The Anbar tribes’ turn against al Qaeda has developed significantly since the end of the Anbar Campaign late last year, which swept al Qaeda and the insurgency from the major towns and cities west of Ramadi. Over the past year, the majority of the tribes have denounced al Qaeda and formed alliances with the Iraqi government and U.S. forces operating in the region. Numerous ‘foreign fighters’ have been killed or captured by the tribes. The tribes are working to restore order,…
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Oman accuses US of handing Iraq to al Qaeda
