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Iraq
Reports Army unit abandoned convoy in Iraq incorrect
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The Green Zone Plot and the Baghdad Curfew
Baghdad goes under curfew after a multiple suicide attack plot directed against the Green Zone was uncovered Adnan al-Dulaimi. Click image to view. As the news of a weekend long curfew in Baghdad was announced, Omar from Iraq the Model reported that there are “fierce clashes” in the north and eastern sections of the city. The fighting occurred after “the home of a senior lawmaker from a ‘large political bloc’ was raided by a joint Iraqi-American force. The identity of the lawmaker was kept secret ‘due to the sensitivity of the case.’” Richard Fernandez looked at the possibility that Sadr…
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Iraq
Iraq declares curfew in Baghdad
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Iraq
Commander: Iraq insurgents losing ground
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Anbar Tribes vs. al Qaeda
Five al Qaeda, including three Yemenis, are captured by a tribal force in Ramadi Iraq. Click map to view. Less than two weeks after 25 of the 31 predominately Sunni tribes in Anbar Province pledged to fight al Qaeda and support the Shiite led government of Prime Minister Maliki, the tribes have taken a shot against al Qaeda fighters. Reuters reports five al Qaeda were captured in the city of Ramadi, “including three foreign fighters from Yemen.” “The five militants were captured without a fight in a car under a bridge in Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, police Major Salam…
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Iraq
40 Torture Victims Found in Baghdad
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HVT #8 – Al-Qaeda Shura Leader of Mosul Captured in Mosul
Iraqi forces capture Ali Mahmoud Yahya, Emir of the Mujahideen Shura in Mosul al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura. Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to rack up senior al Qaeda in Iraq and insurgent leaders. The Kuwaiti News Agency reports “Ali Mahmoud Yahya, [also known as] Abu Huthaifa and works as an Amir of a Shura Council for Mujahideen in Mosul,” has been captured. Also captured was his assistant, “Mohammad Mahmoud… code-named Abu Abdulrahman”. Four other terrorists were capture and a weapons cache was discovered in subsequent operations. The emir of Mosul is a high ranking position in al Qaeda’s…
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The Mujhajir / al-Masri Audiotape – 4,000 Foreign Fighters Killed
Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s commander says 4,000 foreign fighters have been killed since 2003, calls for release of the Blind Sheikh, and encourages an influx of bomb makers and nuclear scientists. Banner announcing the release of the al-Mujahir audiotape, from the al-Bouraq Forum Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the new leader of al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura, has released an audiotape. In the tape, Al-Muhajir reveals much about his identity, as well as the status of Iraq in the international jihad. First, the audio provides new information concerning the identity of Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. Counterterrorism expert Evan Kohlmann has stated that the…
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Iraq
Sadr Said to Lose Reins Over Part of Iraqi Militia
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Iraq
US seeks action on Shia death squads
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Iraq
Gunmen Open Fire at Baghdad Mosque, Killing 10
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Al Qaeda
al Qaeda has lost hearts and minds in Iraq
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Iraq
Iraq suicide attacks at all time high
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Iraq
Another leader of the 1920 Revolution Brigades (unnamed) has been arrested. Sunni tribal leaders in Anbar have pledged their support for the Shiite led government. Sunni groups are calling for the disarming of militias (read Sadr’s Mahdi Army).Task Force 145 appears to have struck again in Baqubah.
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Iraq
Baghdad’s Secure Shiite Slum
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Harmony: The Attyia – Zarqawi Letter
An analysis of the Attyia al-Jaza’ri letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Al Rayah – the flag of al Qaeda. Click image to view. The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point has published the letter written by Attyia al-Jaza’ri (the Algeria), which was addressed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the deceased leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. While the Combating Terrorism Center declares Attyia al-Jaza’ri’s status in al Qaeda is unknown, they concede he is a “highly placed al-Qa`ida leader who fought in Algeria in the early 1990s.” As I reported on September 21, my intelligence sources indicated Attyia al-Jaza’ri is a…
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Iraq
The Iraqi police are a target. Police in western Anbar have made significant progress in opposing the insurgency. A police station south of Baghdad is destroyed by a car bomb. Terrorists damaged a police station in Babil province during a suicide vehicle attack.
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Iraq
Iraq duty extended for 3,900 in 1st AD
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Iraq
Police station south of Baghdad destroyed in suicide attack
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HVT #6 – al Qaeda’s Emir of Anbar Province Killed
Khalid Mahal, the Emir of Anbar Province, and his aide Nasif Al-Mawla have been killed in operations The Muthanna Complex and the Thar Thar region, an al Qaeda and insurgent staging area. Click to Enlarge. Task Force 145, the global hunter-killers of high value al-Qeda targets, is conducting a full court press in Iraq. The Kuwaiti News Agency reports al Qaeda’s Emir in Anbar province, Khalid Mahal, and Nasif Al-Mawla, his aide, were killed during an operation in the Thar Thar region. An American intelligence source will not comment on Mahal’s death but did state “operations are ongoing.” Regional emirs…
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Iraq
US: Sadr City again a militants’ haven
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Iraq
Iraq’s New Political Alignment
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Iraq
Iraqi police battle Anbar insurgency
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Iraq
Iraqi president asks for long-term US military presence in Iraq
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Iraq
Militia standoff at Iraqi police station
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International al Qaeda Operative Omar Farouq Killed in Iraq
Farouq was a lieutenant of bin Laden and al Qaeda’s operations chief in Southeast Asia Omar Farouq in 2002. Coalition forces have scored another senior jihadi in Iraq. This time, the British forces in Basra have killed Omar Farouq, a senior al Qaeda operative. The BBC reports Farouq was ‘tracked across Iraq to Basra,’ then killed after 200 British troops surrounded a home where he took shelter. Farouq was killed in an ensuing gunfight. This operation has the stamp of Task Force 145, the unit designated to target senior al Qaeda members world wide, all over it. Omar Farouq is…
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Iraq
Talabani Says PKK Ceasefire Imminent
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Iraq
Iraq militants claim killing of Indians, Pakistanis
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Iraq
Iraq’s political parties have postponed the debate on federalism. Twenty one suspected terrorists were detained in Baghdad by Iraqi and U.S. troops. Two al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were captured in Samarra by an Iraqi Special Forces unit. Twenty Iraqis were killed and 37 wounded in violence across Iraq on Sunday.
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Commander of 1920 Revolution Brigades Captured
The 1920 Revolution Brigades has expressed interest in the national reconciliation program The 1920 Revolution Brigades. The Iraqi government appears to have made some significant intelligence gains over the past week. After announcing the arrest of Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri, a member of Ansar al-Sunnah’s military Shura (or council) just two days ago, the Iraqi government has announced the arrest of a leader of the 1920 Revolution Brigades. The insurgent commander has not been identified, but has been said to command the 1920 Revolution Brigades’ operations in Western Baghdad. This is an area of significant insurgent activity and repeated sectarian-related…
