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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…
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Iraq
Muqtada Sadr urges followers to resort to ‘peaceful™ opposition
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Ansar al-Sunnah Shura Member Captured
Iraqi Army arrests military leader of Ansar al-Sunnah’s Shura, and the Ramadan Offensive begins Ansar al-Sunnah. The Iraqi government has arrested Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri, who the Associated Press describes as a “leader of Ansar al-Sunnah.” But al-Jubouri is not just an average leader in Ansar al-Sunnah, he sits on the terrorist organization’s military Shura (or council), the decision making body for military operational issues. Al-Jubouri was captured in Al-Taeyh along with two aides. There is no information at this time if documents or computer equipment was seized along with al-Jubouri. Regardless, his arrest can potentially be a treasure trove…
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Iraq
Ramadi recruits locals for the city police
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Iraq
The Iraqi Army captures Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubour, a leader of Ansar al-Sunnah and 2 aides in a raid. A fuel tanker bombing kills 35 in Sadr City. Abu Ayyoub al-Masri, the head of the Mujahideen Shura, is believed to be on video executing a Turkish hostage.
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Iraq
US General Says 3,000 More Iraqi Troops Needed to Help Stabilize Baghdad
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Iraq
Kidnapped Iraqis Being Used As Bombers
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A Zarqawi Letter and a Potential Merger with Ansar al-Sunnah
Divisions in al Qaeda, moderataion and a potential merger al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura. The Iraqi government has released a letter that highlights the differences inside al Qaeda. The letter was seized at the site of the death of former al Qaeda in Iraq commander, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was written by Attyia al-Jaza’ri. Al-Jaza’ri is described as “an Algerian high-ranking figure of al-Qaida,” by the Stars and Stripes. Al-Jaza’ri means ‘the Algerian’, and he is a member of al Qaeda’s Mujahideen Shura, according to an American intelligence source. Al-Zarqawi is criticized for making military political decisions without asking…
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Iraq
A top Sadr aide was arrested in Najaf during a joint U.S. and Iraqi operation. U.S. generals expect violence to increase during Ramadan and says more Iraqi troops needed to combat militias.
