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At least 39 killed in Iraq attacks
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Safonov Comments on Progress in Hunting Russian Diplomats™ Iraqi Killers
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Iraq hangs 27 on terrorism charges
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Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, al Qaeda ‘s commander of the anti-Shiite Omar Brigade and member of the Mujahideen Shura, was captured in June. Iraq and the US will sign a military handover pact on September 7. A large weapons cache exploded in a building in Nasiriyah.
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The Road to Haditha
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Baghdad bombs kill four, wound 35 – police
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In one Iraqi neighborhood, security returns
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(Iraq) Ex-hostage Sunni woman lawmaker gives emotional speech in parliament, urges unity
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Iraqi and Coalition forces captured 30 confirmed insurgents and 38 suspected insurgents in western Al Anbar Province, while 2 Marines and a sailor were killed during operations in the region. Task Force 145 killed five terrorists in Muqdadiyah. The Iraqi Ground Forces Command has assumed command and control over the 8th Army Division. Operation Together Forward has expanded into the Baghdad neighborhood of Bakriyah.
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Iraqi and US forces detained 30 confirmed insurgents and 38 suspected insurgents over the weekend in western Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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al Qaeda denies capture of its Number 2, al-Saeidi
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Iraqi army takes lead security role in Tal Afar
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Iraq military command delayed by disagreement with US
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(Iraq) 13 killed, 34 injured in incidents in Baghdad and Najaf
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Iraqi Police Take down key Insurgent Leader in Rawah – Sadam Shihab Ahmad played a key role in the coordination of insurgent operations
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America’s Battalion captures 16 insurgents, 24 suspected insurgents, in Haditha Triad region
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Iraqi Army recruits 293 Iraqi in Habbaniyah and Fallujah
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Violent deaths in Iraq drop in August – govt stats
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Iraqi Ground Forces Command assumes command and control of 8th Iraqi Army Division
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In Ramadi, U.S. Army and Marine engineers are destroying “buildings that stand directly opposite Ramadi’s long-embattled government center.” These buildings have been used as bases of fire against U.S. and Iraqi forces. In Baghdad, Coalition and Iraqi forces uncovered an IED factory and weapons cache while clearing the neighborhood of Adhamiyah.
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Senior Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader Captured; Is He Number 2?
A joint Iraqi-Coalition raid nets Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, a member of the Mujahideen Shura Council the leader of the Omar Brigade Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to exploit the intelligence windfall gained after the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi (a.k.a. Abu Humam, Abu Rana), who Iraqi officials are describing as the ‘number 2 al Qaeda leader in Iraq,’ has been captured in a joint Iraqi-U.S. raid. His arrest and subsequent interrogation led to “the capture or death of 11 other top al-Qaida in Iraq figures and nine lower-level members.” This operation…
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The Battle Against Sadr Intensifies
Signs indicate the Iraqi government and the Coalition are putting additional pressure against Muqtada al-Sadr and his radical Mahdi Army The fighting between the Iraqi Army and the forces of Iranian backed radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army earlier in the week has increased the tensions between the government and the militia. The battles in Diwaniyah resulted in fifty Mahdi militiamen killed, twenty troops from the Iraqi army, and up to 80 civilians dead. One day after a truce was called in the town of Diwaniyah, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim Mohammed has called it off. According to…
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The Battle for Baghdad Continues
Sadr’s Mahdi Army and political party become targets of the Iraqi government Baghdad and Operation Together Forward. Green is cleared, Yellow is ongoing operations, Red is untouched. Diamonds indicate locations of violence. Operation Together Forward, the plan to secure Baghdad, is still in its second phase, with Iraqi and Coalition forces clearing and securing the most violent neighborhoods. As we mentioned earlier, the Iraqi government and Coalition are executing the operation of the course of months, not weeks. “This thing’s going to be conducted over many months, and the idea was to get into focused areas, reduce the level of…
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The Ongoing Battle for Baghdad
Phase 2 of Operation Together Forward is in its early stages. Click map to view. The city of Baghdad, as well as Baghdad Province has become the epicenter of violence in Iraq. In a recent press briefing, Major General Bill Caldwell stated an estimated eighty percent of the violence in Iraq is occurring in Baghdad province. The Iraqi government must establish some semblance of control over the city. Baghdad is the political center of Iraq, as well as the focal point for the foreign media, which plays a large roll in influencing international opinion on Iraq. The legitimacy of the…
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The Kidnapping of Jill Carroll
Jill Carroll, the Christian Science Monitor reporter who was kidnapped by insurgents in Iraq last January and released 82 days later, has begun to tell the story of the long days she spent in captivity following her kidnapping. In a series called Hostage: The Jill Carroll Story, Jill provides a first person account of her kidnapping, the murder of her partner, and her initial days in captivity (the first few installments of the series are currently online). This is a fascinating look at the thoughts and feeling of a victim of a kidnapping plot, and the mindset and operational methods…
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MNF-Iraq Update on Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Major General William Caldwell’s August 16th briefing on the state of counterinsurgency operations in Baghdad also includes an interesting, extended look at efforts to fight al Qaeda in Iraq and intelligence gleaned from the terror organization based on the capture of detainees (as well as the examination of documents, computers and other materials, which are not mentioned in the briefing). According to Maj. Gen. Caldwell, Coalition forces have obtained ” unique insight into the plans and operations of al-Qaida in Iraq and what they are doing to achieve their goals.” Al-Qaeda in Iraq remains a potent force behind the sectarian…
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Iraqi Police take another shot at Sadr’s militia
Map of Baghdad, click to view. Image courtesy of Global Security The Shiite militia of Moqtada al-Sadr appear in the cross hairs of the Iraqi government for the second time in three days. Following up on Friday’s raid on Sadr’s allies in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, Iraqi Security Forces conducted an operation against the Sadrain mosque in Zafaraniya district in southeastern Baghdad. Twenty suspects were arrested and six AK-47 assault rifles were seized.
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Iraqi, U.S. Forces strike at Sadr’s Militia
Map of Baghdad, click to view. Image courtesy of Global Security The new Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has taken a step to fulfill the pledge to dismantle the militias, including Shiite run militias within his own governing coalition United Iraqi Alliance. An “Iraqi-planned, Iraqi-led and Iraqi-executed operation,” supported by U.S. forces in an “overwatch role” made a foray in Sadr City in northeastern Baghdad (Tharwa on the map.) Nine of Moqtada al-Sadr’s militiamen in his Madhi Army were killed, and thirty-one were wounded, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry.
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Excerpts from the Osama bin Laden Tape
The latest Osama bin Laden tape has focused almost exclusively on the death and lionization of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, with very little deviation on this theme. As Evan Kohlmann indicated last evening, the “intended audience are those primarily supportive of Al Qaeda.” Excerpted below are items of interest in the tape (post will be updated when a full transcript is available):
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Insurgent Counterproposal to Reconciliation; offer to lay down arms
Evan Kohlmann’s chart of the major Sunni insurgent/terrorist groups. Click to view. Eleven insurgent groups, eight of which are being led by the 1920 Revolution Brigades, have issued a counter proposal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s plan for national reconciliation. The insurgent groups have offered to quit the battlefield if the following conditions are met:
