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Iraq
Security forces dismantled a 25-member Anasr al Islam cell that conducted robbers and attacks in Baghdad; Ansar al Islam is allied with al Qaeda in Iraq. Former Saddam deputy Izzat Ibrahim al Douri appeared on a video and urged Baathists to fight the government.
Iran
US Defines Its Demands for New Round of Talks With Iran
Al Qaeda
Abu Musab al-Suri, the New Mastermind of Jihad
Iraq
The government postponed a reconciliation conference. Vice President Tariq al Hashemi, who is wanted for terrorism charges, has arrived in Saudi Arabia.
Iraq
Vice President Tareq al Hashemi, who is wanted for terrorism charges, left Kurdistan for Qatar. Prime Minister Maliki chided Qatar and Saudi Arabia for arming Syrian rebels. The government said the March death toll was the lowest since the US invaded in 2003.
Free Syrian Army
Opposition says Syrian rebel fighters to get salaries
Free Syrian Army
Foreign Fighters Join Syrian Rebels: Jihadists Declare Holy War Against Assad Regime
Bahrain
Arab Revolts Risk Fuelling Sectarian Tensions
Afghanistan
UN refugee agency reports big rise in asylum claims
Iraq
Obama’s Over-Hasty Withdrawal: Iraq Is Neither Sovereign, Stable nor Self-Reliant
Iraq
Security forces arrested seven al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in Suwaira in Wasit province. The government approved the payment of $560 million from oil companies to the Kurdish Regional Government.
Iraq
Security forces detained 11 “terrorists” in Daqouq and Rashad near Kirkuk. Insurgents killed a policemen in Fallujah. The government declared a 10-day-long vacation in preparation for the Arab League summit.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear
Iraq
Twenty-two policemen were arrested after 19 prisoners escaped from a jail in Kirkuk. Eleven of the prisoners were in jail with terrorism-related charges; one has since been recaptured.
Al Qaeda
Toulouse siege: The ‘white emir’ who may have inspired Mohamed Merah
Iraq
Despite mounting criticism, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki remains powerful
Al Qaeda
Mohammed Merah dead: Toulouse Al Qaeda fanatic had sick video of himself executing victims
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for a series of bombings and attacks across the country on March 19 that killed 46 Iraqis. AQI said the target was the “fool government preparing” for next week’s Arab League summit in Baghdad.
Al Nusrah Front
Islamists seek influence in Syria uprising
Arab League
Attacks Hit Iraq as It Prepares to Host Arab League
Iraq
Forty-six Iraqis were killed in a series of suicide attacks and car bombings in Karbala, Kirkuk, Baghdad, and other cities. Security forces detained a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Baqubah.
Iraq
Sadrists in Iraq Free American Who Says He Was Kidnapped
Syria
Despite Bold Talk on Syria, Turkey Sees Limits of Its Power
Iraq
AQI claimed the recent attacks on Haditha and Barwana that killed 27 policemen. AQI’s Islamic State of Iraq said the terror operation was called the “Invasion of Commander Jarrah al Shami.”
AQI claims attacks on Haditha, Barwana
The recent terror operation that killed 27 Iraqi policemen was called the “Invasion of Commander Jarrah al Shami.”
Hezbollah
Iraqiya List concerned about Iraqi, Iranian and Lebanese armed groups backing up Assad regime
Afghanistan
US military’s ability to stop drug smuggling declines
Iraq
Insurgents killed eight Iraqis in attacks in Tarmiyah, Baqubah, and Sadiyah. In Tarmiyah, gunmen killed the mayor’s bodyguard and four women in their home.
Afghanistan
Our big mistake was to assume we had won, says British ambassador to Afghanistan