Saudi Arabia
Pakistan to play a pivotal role in Saudi strategy to build a strong Sunni block to counter Iran
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Iraq
Iran’s Quds Force is “deeply enmeshed in Iraq.” Civilian deaths have dropped significantly in Iraq and Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Muqdadiyah. The 1st Iraqi Army Division in Anbar is now under government control.
Iraq
US Officials Worried About Iranian Involvement in Iraq
Iraq
The Iraqi Army killed 1 member of the Mahdi Army and detained 4 in operations in Baghdad. Sadr is in Iran, according to a Maliki aide. He left without telling his own lieutenants, many whom left to prevent being targeted in the Baghdad crackdown. The Iraqi courts convicted a Syrian intel officer of arming foreign […]
Iraq
Iraqi government adviser says al-Sadr in Iran
Iraq
Iraq will close the Iranian and Syrian borders for 72 hours. Coalition and Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda “military planner” and 14 terrorists throughout Iraq. US force and the Iraqi Army detained 10 insurgents in Mosul, and another 10 in Al Haswah. 934 Iraqi soldiers graduated from training in Habbaniyah, which is one of […]
Iraq
Evidence shown of Iran’s involvement in Iraq chaos
Al Qaeda
al Qaeda Suspects Color White House Debate Over Iran
Iraq
The US will release evidence of Iran’s involvement with supplying weapons to Shia groups. Coalition forces killed 10 IED emplacers in Diyala and Salahadin provinces. A US airstrike accidentally killed 5 Kurdish soldiers in Mosul.
Hunting al-Masri; al Qaeda’s Strelas (updated with video)
Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Task Force 145 likely on the trail of al Qaeda leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri; al Qaeda anti-aircraft cells may be using latest version of Strelas The Hunt for al-Masri Coalition forces received a big break yesterday, with the arrest of a close aide to Abu Ayyu al-Masri, the leader of al Qaeda […]
al Qaeda’s anti-aircraft squads
al Qaeda in Iraq is believed to be operating Strela missile teams, courtesy of Iran An AH-64 Apache. Click photo to view. The past three weeks has seen a dramatic increase in the downing of U.S. helicopters operating in central Iraq. Five helos have been shot down since January 20th, four U.S. Army helos and […]
Al Qaeda
Internet Haganah reported al Qaeda may consider instituting an assassination program in the wake of Mohammed Khalifa’s death. Iran claims to have arrested two al Qaeda operatives crossing the Iraqi border.
Iraq
The US military said an Iraqi lawmaker is responsible for the French and US embassies in Kuwait in 2003, and is backed by the Iranian Qods Force. Two members of Sadr’s Mahdi Army have been killed over the past week. An Iranian diplomat was kidnapped in Baghdad. An al Qaeda cell leader was captured; three […]
Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah admitted Syria and Iran provide for the terror group’s funding and support. “Iran assists the organization with money, weapons, and training, motivated by a religious fraternity and ethnic solidarity,” Nasrallah said. “And the help is funneled through Syria, and everybody knows it.”
Iraq
Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno said he has proof the Iranians are supplying IED materials to Iraqi insurgents. Operations in Diyala in mid-January resulted in 100 insurgents killed and 54 detained. The number of troops deployed may actually double in the surge. Sixty-two were killed in a double suicide and mortar attacks.
Iraq
Iraq Invites Syria, Iran For Talks
Radio Appearance – Washington Post Radio
I am scheduled to be on Washington Post Radio at 1:30 pm Eastern today to discuss Iraq and the possibile Iranian Qods Force involvement in the Karbala attack, which resulted in the death of five U.S. soldiers. To listen online, visit Washinton Post Radio and click LISTEN LIVE.
Iraq
The US will withhold evidence that indicates Iran is providing weapons, bomb materials, agents and other support to the Sunni insurgency, al Qaeda, and Shia militias. Dozens of suicide bombers per month are entering Iraq from Syria. Thirty-nine were killed in attacks throughout Iraq on the Shia festival of Ashura.
Jaish al-Janna and Najaf
An intelligence source provides preliminary information on the players behind the Najaf battle; al Qaeda’s Omar Brigade appears to have player a role Iraqi soldiers capture fighters outside Najaf. Click photo to view. The motivation and prime actors behind the fighting in Najaf remains uncertain one day after the battle ended. As U.S. and Iraq […]
Iraqi Army battles Shia cult, Sunni insurgents in Najaf
Iraqi soldiers take positions outside Najaf. (AP Photo). Click photo to view. Iraqi led operation results in over 300 deaths of enemy fighters Iraqi Security Forces, backed by American tanks and air support, attacked what appears to be a mixed group of Sunni insurgents and a Shia end-times cult known as the “Soldiers of Heaven.” […]
Iraq
The Iraqi Army killed over 250 of what appears to be a mixed Sunni/Shia cult/insurgent group near Najaf. A US helicopter was brought down in the fighting, killing 2. Mahdi Army leaders are said to be fleeing to Iran. Over 1,500 policemen were fired in the Iraqi province of Diyala for failing to fight.
The Karbala attack and the IRGC
Qods Force logo. Click image to view. The Iranians may be responsible the conducting the attack that resulted in the murder of five American soldiers in Karbala On January 20th, a team of twelve men disguised as U.S. soldiers entered the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, where U.S. soldiers conducted a meeting with local […]
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is causing the price of oil to tumble, and fueling speculation the Iranians are the target of a price war. The Saudis warns Iran not to “interfere with our [Arab’s] affairs”.
Afghanistan
12 Taliban and 11 policemen died in two clashes in Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces of southern Afghanistan. The US may send more troops and money to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and its allies. Iran is stirring up trouble between Shia and Sunni factions in Herat.
Lebanon
Three people were killed and 133 wounded in factional fighting yesterday, until the strike was called off last night. PM Siniora announced he would remain in office, and businesses struggle to recover. Siniora also blamed Iran and Syria for the strike. He said of Hezbollah, “The decisions made by the opposition in Lebanon are decisions […]
Habbaniyah and the 3/3-1 Snake Eaters
Joint Army, Marine Military Transition Team works with the Iraqi Army in one of the most dangerous regions in Anbar province The 3/3-1 rolls out on a mission. Click image to view. KHALIDIYA, IRAQ: Despite major clearing operations in Anbar province in 2004 and 2005 (what I’ve termed the Anbar Campaign), the province remains one […]
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Iran and Venezuela plan anti-US fund
Iraq
A United Nations human rights report states that 34,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in 2006, while the Iraqi government claims a third that number. At least 103 were killed in violence in Baghdad, including a bomb at Al-Mustansriyah University. Iranian president sent message to Saudi Arabia about cooperation on Iraq, despite evidence that Iran is […]
The Fall of Ras Kamboni
Satellite map of southern Somalia. Click image to view. An unnamed senior Islamic Courts leader is captured in Kenya after Ras Kamboni is taken following five days of heavy fighting The al Qaeda and Islamic Courts base in Ras Kamboni, which sits on the southernmost tip of Somalia, has fallen to the joint Ethiopian and […]
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US warns Iran on Iraq ‘meddling’