Iraq
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, concerns about the neighbors
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, concerns about the neighbors
Security forces detained 16 wanted men in Basrah. Muqtada al Sadr again threatened to attack US troops if they remain in Iraq beyond the December 2011 deadline.
The spokesman for the terror group also said that foreign fighters continue to enter the country, and implored Sunnis to join al Qaeda.
Iraq’s Qaeda asks ex-fighters to return, threatens attacks
Muqtada al Sadr threatened to attack US trainers if they remain in Iraq past the December 2011 deadline for withdrawal. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Kirkuk. Security forces detained two insurgents in Diyala.
Syrian opposition admits armed insurgents are operating on fringe of uprising against Assad regime
Two people were killed and seven more were wounded in three bombings at a sports stadium in Ramadi. Security forces captured seven members of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq.
Iraqi troops killed a policeman and a boy during a raid in Tikrit. The Mahdi Army’s Promised Day Brigade claimed it carried out 16 attacks against US forces during July.
All of Iraq’s major parties, except the Sadrist bloc, want US forces to stay beyond the December 2011 deadline.
Insurgents killed seven Iraqis in Ramadi, three policemen in Baghdad, and two soldiers in Mosul. Two terrorists were killed in a premature detonation in Salahadin. Security forces detained six insurgents in Baghdad.
Insurgents killed two Awakening fighters and two civilians in Khanaqin and two civilians in bombing in Baghdad. Fourteen Iraqis were wounded in a bombing at a church in Kirkuk.
Security forces detained 28 wanted men in Basrah. Attacks by Iranian militias on US forces decreased significantly in July.
Insurgents assassinated the Director-General of Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research and killed his son in Baghdad. The Iraqi military wants to double the number of F-16s purchased from the US.
US Report Finds Security Deteriorating in Iraq
Iraqi troops killed three civilians during a raid in Balad. Insurgents killed two civilians in a bombing in Taji. The US special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction said Iraq is less safe than it was a year ago.
US Sees Iranian, al Qaeda Alliance
The suicide team targeted policemen and soldiers as they lined up to collect their salaries.
A pair of al Qaeda suicide bombers killed 15 Iraqis in an attack that targeted policemen and soldiers in Tikrit. Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers in Mosul.
US Loses Ally as Iraqi General Waits for Trial
Security forces killed an al Qaeda leader west of Mosul. President Talibani pardoned 50 Mahdi Army fighters and leaders. The Mahdi Army’s Promised Day Brigade claimed it carried out five attacks over the past week against US forces in Baghdad, Dhi Qar, Wasit, and Maysan.
Norway – Muslims, Among Victims, Seek Solace
Iraqi-Kurd force to take over in Kirkuk after US withdrawal
An Al Qaeda bomb maker killed himself and two of his children in a premature detonation at his home in Kirkuk. Insurgents killed a doctor in Mosul and an Awakening officer in Kirkuk. Security forces detained al Qaeda’s “industry minister” in Fallujah.
Iran: Leaders clash on arming foreign militants, ‘trading drugs for arms’
Weapons Retrieved in Iraq Point to Iran
Iranian artillery strikes on Kurdish villages inside Iraq have killed two civilians. Security forces detained six wanted men in Basrah.
Security forces arrested 16 members of an al Qaeda assassination cell, including the terror group’s leader, in Baghdad. Insurgents killed a policeman in Baghdad.
US wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq contracting
General Petraeus interview: the man who has al-Qaeda in his sights
Insurgents killed five policemen and a doctor in attacks in Baghdad, Baqubah, and Kirkuk. The US has delayed the transfer of Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq to Iraqi custody.