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Iraq
Flaws Cited in Effort To Train Iraqi Forces
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Iraq
Annan says US is ‘trapped in Iraq™
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Iraq
US troops blow up cars in Baghdad’s Green Zone; explosives detected
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More Raids in Sadr City
Three forrays into Sadr City over the past four days Muqtada al-Sadr. Iraqi special forces (from the 1st Special Operations Forces Brigade), accompanied by U.S. Special Forces advisors and backed by Coalition air support, raided a location in Sadr City, the Baghdad stronghold of Iranian backed cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The raid netted seven members of an ” an illegal armed group kidnapping and murder cell,” including the cell leader. “The person detained is reported to have first-hand knowledge of the control and movement of [Specialist] Ahmed Al Taie, the [American] Soldier who was abducted Oct. 23,” reports Multinational Forces Iraq.
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Iraqi special forces back by U.S. advisers raided Sadr city and detained 7. This is the third raid inside Sadr City in four days. Three terrorists are killed and 4 suspects detained in a separate raid in Baghdad. Iraq and Syria have restored diplomatic ties. Australia may boost troop numbers in Iraq.
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Iran has called for a summit between Iraq, Syria and Iran. Iraqi special forces (1st SOF) conducted a raid inside Sadr City. General Caldwell reports 48 al Qaeda in Iraq were killed and 286 suspects detained over the past two weeks, and said the group was “disorganized” but still able to conduct attacks.
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Former US aides suggest NATO troops in N. Iraq
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Iraq
Pentagon review sees 3 options in Iraq
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Iraq
Saddam trial “fundamentally flawed”
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Fighting the Sunni Insurgency
Recent Iraqi and Coalition combat operations in Kirkuk, Baquba, Yusifiyah and Ramadi Iraqi army soldiers and 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers discuss their upcoming mission, Operation Portland, Oct. 28, 2006, at an Iraqi army base near Tikrit. U.S. Army photo by SSgt. Michael J. Carden. Click image to view. Over the past week, U.S. and Iraqi forces fought Sunni insurgents in lopsided battles in the Iraqi cities of Kirkuk, Baquba, Yusifiyah and Ramadi. In each engagement, Sunni insurgents took massive casualties with no U.S. or Iraq forces killed. In Kirkuk, the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Division of Iraqi Army, in…
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More than 50 killed in attacks in Iraq
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Iraq
Denmark open to moving troops to Baghdad
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Iraq
Iraqi and U.S. forces killed 18 Sunni insurgents in a battle in Baquba. Eight terrorists are killed in a Ramadi raid. The Iraqi Army believes it has identified the location of captured western security contractors near Basra. A SCIRI leader is assassinated. Henry Kissenger said Iraq is not ready for democracy, stability should come first.
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Coalition Forces killed 11 terrorists and detained 24 suspects in multiple raids
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Iraq
A Shifting Enemy: US Generals Say Civil War, Not Insurgency, Is Greatest Threat
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Iraq
Key facts about Iraqi Sunni leader Dari
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Iraq
Iraqi Special Forces conducted a raid in Sadr City, searching for a “kidnapping cell.”. US and British troops are hunting for the captured American and Austrian security contractors in the southern Iraqi city of Safwan. The Iraq Survey group met with Syria’s foreign minister twice to discuss security in Iraq. The 15th MEU is now in Kuwait.
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Coalition forces are dwindling as US mulls next move in Iraq
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Iraq: Ramping Up or Drawing Down Forces, and the Baker Report
Marines deploy a MEU to Anbar, a Baker report possibility Iraq. Click map to view. After the Democrats seized the House and Senate during the U.S. midterm election, the concern has been how the change in Congressional leadership would impact Iraqi policy. Would the Democrats demand an immediate withdrawal, leaving the nascent Iraqi government and military to fend off al Qaeda, the Sunni insurgency and Sadr’s Shiite death squads? Senator Carl Levin, who is in line to head the Arms Services Committee, has called for “a phased withdrawal that would begin in four to six months.” Gen. John Abizaid, the…
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Civilian Convoy Hijacked In Iraq – Up To 14 Captured, Including 4 Americans
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Iraq
More than 500 gunmen killed, arrested in Iraq last week
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Iraq
al Qaeda group denies arrest of operative
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Iraq
The Shiite Zarqawi: A Profile of Abu Deraa
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Iraq
The Guardian reports the Baker report will recommend increasing the number of US troops by 20,000. US forces killed 9 al Qaeda and detained 9 in Yusifiyah, while the Iraqi Army is conducting a brigade sized operation (about 1,000 troops) in Kirkuk. The Iraqi government ordered the arrest of Harith al-Dari, head of the Muslim Clerics Association, on suspicion of terrorism.
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Plan B for Iraq
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Iraq
Top General Faces Off Against Lawmakers
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Iraq
President Bush has initiated a separate review of Iraq policy. U.S. and Iraqi forces captured Abdullah Juburi, a top al Qaeda leader, in Baghdad. Only two are still in captivity after yesterday’s kidnapping. “I do not need only the captives to be released, but I also want those who did that act,” said PM Maliki. Eighteen insurgents are detained in raids in Baghdad and Anbar. Iraqi police arrested an aide of al-Douri.
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Bush Initiates Iraq Policy Review Separate From Baker Group’s
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The Baghdad Kidnapping
Kidnapping at Ministry of Higher Education in Baghdad; Raid against Sadr’s Mahdi Army; multiple Ramadi IED cells targeted Map of Baghdad. Click to view. A group of insurgents have conducted a daring daylight kidnapping in the heart of Baghdad. A large group of men in police uniforms, with a reported 30 vehicles, raided the Ministry of Higher Education in Baghdad’s Karrada district. Initial reports indicated up to 150 employees were abducted, however subsequent reports indicate the number is about 70. Iraqi forces have surrounded several locations in Baghdad, where the kidnappers are believed to have retreated. They are in the…
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General Abizaid met with Prime Minister Maliki, and demanded Shiite militias be disarmed. Iraqi lawmakers say six ministries may change hands, including Health, Housing and Reconstruction, and Transportation – Sadr’s ministries. Western leaders are calling on Iran and Syria to help with Iraq’s security situation.
