Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians, two policemen, and a soldier in Mosul. Iranian troops crossed the border into Iraqi and killed two PJAK fighters; an IRGC soldier was also killed.
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Iraq
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 have been wounded in terror attacks on Shia pilgrims in Karbala; one of the attacks, a suicide bombing, was carried out by a female. Insurgents killed a US soldier in the south.
Iraq
Iraq to execute Saddam half-brothers
Iraq
Insurgents killed eight people in bombings in Karbala. Security forces detained eight wanted men in Basrah and five more in Karbala. The US turned over more than 200 prisoners, including two of Saddam Hussein’s half-brothers and a former defense minister, to Iraqi custody.
Afghanistan
To Track Militants, US Has System That Never Forgets a Face
Afghanistan
Panetta signals a new tone on US-led wars
Iran
US team eyes Iraq weapons trail back to Iran
Iraq
Insurgents killed four civilians in attacks in Baghdad, Kabala, and Kirkuk. The Iranian ambassador to Iraq was wounded in an accident in the Green Zone in Baghdad.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Awakening fighters in Baghdad and a soldier in Mosul. Security forces detained 21 wanted “terrorists” in Basrah.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two soldiers in Mosul, a police colonel in Tikrit, an Army officer in Al Kut, and a US soldier in the south. Iran threatened to attack bases of the PKAK, a PKK offshoot, inside Iraq.
Iraq
Panetta Reveals Iraq Frustration
Afghanistan
Marine general says US succeeding in Afghanistan but gains not yet ‘irreversible’
Iran
Panetta Says Iranian Arms in Iraq Are a ‘Concern’
Iraq
Mass grave with 222 bodies found in Iraq
Iraq
In Iraq, Mosul faces uncertain future
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians in a shooting in Kirkuk and another civilian in a bombing in Al Kut. Security forces arrested eight wanted “terrorists” in Karbala.
Predator strikes are ‘more like police work’?
Police don’t intentionally kill criminals. ‘Targeted assassinations’ is a far better description for the Predator strikes.
Iraq
Two policemen were killed in a suicide attack in Baghdad. Security forces detained 13 wanted men in Baqubah, five terrorists in Basrah, and several terrorists involved in yesterday’s suicide attack in Taji.
Iraq
Weapons prove Iranian role in Iraq, US says
Iraq
Terrorists killed 35 Iraqis in a suicide attack in Taji, a policeman in Babil, a soldier in Fallujah, and two civilians in Baghdad. Security forces detained four terrorists in Basrah. The US is offering to keep 10,000 troops in Iraq after December 2012.
Suicide attack kills 35 Iraqis north of Baghdad
The attack is the latest by al Qaeda in Iraq against government installations.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed only himself after detonating his vest in Haditha. Insurgents killed a civilian in a bombing in Baghdad.
Afghanistan
‘Mini-surge’ of US Special Forces to hit Afghanistan
Iraq
Insurgents killed five policemen in Ramadi and another in Mosul, and two civilians in Baghdad. Police killed two al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah.
Iraq
Taking Lead, Iraqis Hope US Special Operations Commandos Stay
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Bin Laden document trove reveals strain on al-Qaeda
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman in Ramadi and kidnapped five Iraqis west of Ramadi. Security forces detained three wanted men in Kirkuk. Iran denied it is sending longer-range rockets to the Special Groups in Iraq.
Iran
Iraq Cracks Down on Iran-Backed Shiite Militias
Afghanistan
Iran funnels new weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan
Iraq
Iraqi forces have launched an operation against the Iranian-backed Shia Special Groups in Maysan. Two policemen and a soldier were killed in Mosul.