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Iran’s Qods Force commander involved in plot to kill Saudi ambassador
Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani has directed attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as aided al Qaeda.
Iraq
Twenty-three Iraqis, including several policemen, were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Ten of those who were killed died in a suicide attack at a police station in the capital.
More on the US designations of top Qods Force leaders
The latest designation by Treasury highlights Iran and Qods Force’s role in terrorist operations.
Mastermind of deadly raid on American soldiers coordinated plot against Saudi ambassador
The US Treasury Department designated five Iranians who were allegedly involved in a plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US. One of the five planned a deadly assault on American soldiers in Karbala, Iraq in 2007.
Iraq
Iraq reportedly agreed to keep 5,000 US soldiers in country after 2011. Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Wasit and dismantled three bombs planted on oil pipelines in Basrah.
Iraq
In western Iraq, a bloody American legacy
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers using silenced pistols. Six members of a de-mining group were killed in an explosion north of Basrah. Iraq threatened to break military relations with the US and use private contractors to train their forces.
Iran
If US Leaves Vacuum in Iraq, Disliked Iran May Not Fill It
Iraq
Insurgents killed a woman in Mosul. The Iraqi Army has delayed withdrawing its forces from major cities due to security concerns.
Iraq
State Department readies Iraq operation, its biggest since Marshall Plan
Iraq
Two bomb blasts at the Rumaila oil field in Basrah forced Iraq to halve the production of oil produced at Iraq’s largest facility. Production was cut by 600,000 barrels from an estimated 1.25 million barrels per day.
Iraq
Insurgents killed five civilians and a policeman in Baghdad and a civilian in Mosul. Security forces arrested a council official in Daqouk on terrorism charges. US Defense Secretary Panetta said US troops must have immunity to remain in Iraq.
US plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq becomes clear, mostly
Two US combat brigades are poised to remain in country if a new SOFA is reached, or move Kuwait if not.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a soldier in Baghdad and two civilians in Mosul and Ramadi. Security forces captured a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Mosul.
Iraq
Iraq’s Maliki wins backing for US trainers, but no immunity
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman and a civilian in Baqubah, and another civilian in Kirkuk. The chief of police of Baghdadi was among five people killed in yesterday’s attack in the western town.
US adds al Qaeda in Iraq’s emir to list of designated terrorists
Abu Du’a, also known as Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Husseini al Qurshi, is now one of the top three most-wanted terror leaders in the world. The US has offered a $10 million bounty for information leading to his capture.
Iraq
Security forces stormed a government building in the town of Baghdadi after suicide bombers took hostages; three of the hostages were killed. Insurgents killed the anti-crime director for Kirkuk and an intelligence official and a civilian in Baghdad.
Afghanistan
Awlaki Strike Shows US Shift to Drones in Terror Fight
Hezbollah
Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq
Iraq
General Perkins said al Qaeda has been severely weakened in the north. Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Mosul. Insurgents killed a doctor who works with the Army in Mosul and a security guard in Baqubah.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 17 people in a car bombing at a funeral in Hillah. Security forces detained 23 wanted men in Basrah and 16 more in Diyala. Iraq may purchase more F-16 fighters.
Afghanistan
SPIEGEL Interview with Dick Cheney: ‘I Think There Will Be Further Terror Attacks’
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed three Iraqis in Kirkuk. Insurgents killed five civilians in an attack on an Awakening headquarters in Fallujah. Security forces killed two insurgents as they attempted to plant an IED near Kirkuk.
Al Qaeda
US: far fewer foreign fighters entering Iraq
Iraq
Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft
Iraq
Fearing Change, Syria’s Christians Back Assad
Iraq
Insurgents assassinated an Iraqi Army brigadier in a shooting in Baghdad. Iraq has agreed to buy 18 F-16 fighters from the US.
Iraq
Iraq Completes Deal to Buy F-16s