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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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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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US General Says 3,000 More Iraqi Troops Needed to Help Stabilize Baghdad
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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.
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Iraq takes control of security responsibility in Dhi Qar province
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Military expects increased attacks in Iraq during Muslim holy month
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Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide campaign is underway in Iraq. An attack in a Ramadi market kills 13; 21 killed in Tal Afar; 25 killed in a Mosul market; and 7 on a strike on a Baghdad police headquarters.
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Mortars kill 10 in Baghdad
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Iraq
Abizaid says Iraq troop cut not imminent
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Drawing the Battlelines in Anbar
A large majority of the Anbar tribes vow to fight al Qaeda in Iraq and the insurgency, plus, Losing Anbar? Iraq. Click map to view. While the news from western Iraq has focused on the partial leaking of a Marine intelligence report purportedly focusing on the inaccurate reports of the ‘loss of Anbar province’,’ a significant political development has occurred between the Anbar tribes and the Coalition and Iraqi government. The New York Times reported over the weekend that 25 of the province’s 31 tribes have organized to oppose the insurgency and al Qaeda. The tribes are said to be…
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Iraq
Iraqi officials release a letter from Attiyat al-Jaziri to Zarqawi, which highlights al Qaeda’s Command’s differences with Zarwaqi. Jihadi websites are buzzing with rumors that Ansar al-Sunnah will merge with al Qaeda in Iraq. The Iraqi government will assume full control over Dhi Qar province this week.
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62 killed in Iraq violence
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Iraqi soldiers conduct operations in Diwaniyah
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With America’s top officer in Iraq on an inspection tour of Baghdad’s worst neighborhood.
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Iraqi tribes in Anbar province have vowed to fight the insurgency and al Qaeda. 26 of 31 tribes have openly declared intent to fight the insurgency. “We held a meeting earlier and agreed to fight those who call themselves mujahedeen,” reports The New York Times
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Iraq
Two suicide bombers kill 23 in Kirkuk, and wound 63. An estimated 180 Baghdadis have been killed since Monday in what is believed to be sectarian violence. Insurgents have been using mosques to attack Iraqi and Coalition forces in Baghdad. The New York Times looks at the difficulties in purging the police forces of Shiite extremists.
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Iraq to dig trenches around Baghdad
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Briefing with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Barham Salih
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Iraq
Fifty more bodies found in Baghdad
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Iraq
In a Volatile Region of Iraq, US Military Takes Two Paths
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Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed, Another Captured
Task Force 145, the group tasked with hunting al Qaeda in Iraq, has been busy in Baghdad al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura. The Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced the death of Abu Jaafar al-Liby, a senior al Qaeda commander during a raid in Baghdad. Four other terrorists were killed and two captured during the operation. Al-Liby’s stature within al Qaeda in Iraq will be immediately called in question as the Interior Ministry has stated he is the second in command of the organization. The Associated Press describes al-Liby as follows: Al-Liby had been in charge of the Baghdad sector…
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U.S. forces raid a Sadr office in Diwaniya, the scene of a battle between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army last month. The Iraqi Interior Ministry states a high level al Qaeda commander Abu Jaafar al-Liby has been killed, and Coalition forces state another unnamed member has been captured.
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Battle for Baghdad Update
Operation Together Forward moves into several Baghdad neighborhoods over the past week Map of Baghdad operations. Click map to view. Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to clear Baghdad’s’ neighborhoods under Operation Together Forward. Over the last week, five neighborhoods have been the focus of the joint effort: Bakriya (East Monsour), Rusafa, Risala and Khadra in the southwestern sector of the city, and, surprisingly, Sadr City, the stronghold of Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Iranian backed cleric. The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team is the tip of the spear for the clearing operations in Baghdad. The 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment of…
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Federalism Plan Dead, Says Iraqi Speaker
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Iraq
Baghdad death squads kill 60, bombs kill 22
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Arm tribes to fight al Qaeda, say Sunnis
