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Sheikh Sattar assassin captured by US forces
US Special Forces captured an al Qaeda leader involved in the assassination of the leader of the Anbar Awakening, as well as other attacks in Anbar province. Al Qaeda attacks a tribe aligned with the Diyala Awakening; an anti-extremist Shia movement forms in Wasit province.
The Long War Journal meets President Bush
President Bush speaks to Bill Roggio and Bill Ardolino via a video teleconference call from Camp Victory, Iraq.
Iraq
Iran Linked to Iraq Rocket Attack at MNC-I Headquarters
Iraq
The ‘proxy war’: UK troops are sent to Iranian border
Resistance “is a normal thing, and a right for everyone”
What do everyday Fallujans think about the war? What do they think about Americans and why did so many of them fight us? What was the city like under al Qaeda? How do they view the central government in Iraq, their city, and their future? Bill Ardolino poses these questions to a local interpreter working for the US Army.
Gen. Petraeus reports to Congress
Full text and accompanying slides of General Petraeus’ report to Congress on the military situation in Iraq.
Somalia
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops raided the northern Mogadishu district of Huriwa after Somali troops withdrew from the area this week. The governor of Hiran province escaped an assassination attempt, while a district leader in Mogadishu was gunned down in the capital.
A look at Operation Lightning Hammer II in Ninewa and Salahadin
Iraqi Army and police lead operations in the northern provinces of Ninewa and Salahadin. Al Qaeda safe havens are being targeted in the Za’ab triangle, Mosul, and Tal Afar.
Afghanistan
Afghan border police near Herat seized a 10-ton weapons cache from Iran, China, and Russia. Afghan and ISAF forces killed over 20 Taliban in the Meian Nashin district of Kandahar province. Afghan forces killed a local Taliban commander and several fighters in Hyderabad in Helmand province. Afghan Army forces beat off a Taliban attack on […]
Iraq
British troops ‘proxy war with Iran’
Senior Qods Force link captured in Karbala
Coalition forces capture a senior member of the Special Groups with direct links to senior members of Iran’s Qods Force. Raids against the Iranian-backed network continue and are increasingly being led by Iraqi Security Forces.
Iraq
US seizes ‘Iran agent’ in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq: Baghdad Demands Iran Stop Shelling North
Iraq
US Troops Release Detained Iranians
Sadr calls for Mahdi Army ceasefire
Muqtada al Sadr denies any role in the fighting in Karbala which resulted in at least 50 killed and 300 wounded. Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army to stop all attacks in Iraq, including those against Coalition forces.
Iraq
US troops raid Baghdad’s Sheraton hotel, Iranians reported detained
Projected ISF Five Year Plan (end-2012)
What the new Iraqi Security Forces might look like at nine years old.
Iraq
When are we going to admit that Iran is at war with a sovereign Iraq – as well as with America?
Iraq
Iranian operatives step up flow of weapons and training to Iraq: general
The National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq and strategic redeployment
The latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq states the strategic redeployment of US forces from a counterinsurgency mission to a counterterrorism mission would erode gains in Iraq over the past eight months. The report largely mirrors the July report on Iraq to Congress.
Operation Lightning Hammer in Diyala ends
The fighting continues in Diyala province as Operation Lightning Hammer ends. The Diyala River valley north of Baqubah is cleared and Iraqi and Coalition forces work to hold the territory.
Iraq
“Iranian Weapon” Killed Diwaniya Governor
Iraq
Iran Denies Guards’ Involvement in Iraq
Pakistan
Iranian hostages freed in Pakistan
Mahdi Army trains with Hezbollah
Mahdi Army leader Muqtada al Sadr admits direct involvement with Lebanese Hezbollah and, by default, Iran.
Afghanistan
Afghan police freed a kidnapped German aid worker one day after her abduction; police said her captors were criminals, not Taliban. Ten Taliban were killed as they attacked a base in Sangin district in Helmand province. Two civilians were beheaded in the province of Paktia. Afghan and ISAF forces captured an IED cell leader. An […]
Iraq
Kurds flee homes as Iran shells villages in Iraq
Iraq
50 elite Iranian troops training militia in Iraq says US general
Touring with Gen. Petraeus
Wes Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes continues his day with Gen. Petraeus at Camp Taji, and visits joint security stations near Husseiniyah and Tarmiyah, and the embassy offices.