Iraq
Iraqi security forces facing serious problems, US oversight official reports
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Iraq
Insurgents assassinated a mayor in northern Diyala. Security forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Wasit and five wanted men in Al Kut.
Iraq
Security forces detained five wanted men in Al Kut and four more in Mosul. Two policemen and a civilian were wounded in a hand grenade attack in Mosul.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 48 civilians and wounded 121 more in a car bombing at a funeral in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Two civilians were killed in a ‘sticky bomb’ attack in Baghdad.
Sadr’s return short-lived after threats from Asaib al Haq
Remember all of the fawning coverage of Muqtada al Sadr as the new kingmaker and the most powerful man in Iraq after his return to the country on Jan. 5? So much for a triumphant return by Sadr; he’s fled Iraq yet again (he has already spent three-plus years in Iran, between 2007-2011). This time […]
Afghanistan
Afghan officials want to prolong detentions
Iraq
Insurgents killed two foreign ministry officials, a national security ministry official, an Awakening fighter in Baghdad, and a civilian in Mosul. Security forces detained 16 “gunmen” in Karbala and two more in Mosul.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a high-ranking interior ministry officer and a civilian in Baghdad, and a cleric in Fallujah. Police arrested 33 wanted men in Diyala.
Iraq
Thousands defy violence, mark Muslim rite in Iraq
Iraq
Twelve Iraqis were killed and more than 150 were wounded in car bombings that targeted Shia pilgrims in Karbala. Insurgents also killed three soldiers and a woman in Mosul, two civilians in Kirkuk, and a high-ranking official in the prime minister’s office in Baghdad.
Iraq
Insurgents killed six Iraqi civilians and wounded 29 more in five car bombings in and around Baghdad. Security forces detained three wanted terrorists in Al Kut.
Tony Blair links Iran and al Qaeda
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the “link” between Iran and al Qaeda in his testimony before the Iraq Inquiry on Friday. Blair cited British intelligence reports pointing to collusion between the two in Iraq, and urged UK officials to look at the issue in a “broader context” as well.
Afghanistan
Former spy with agenda operates a private CIA
Iraq
Muqtada al Sadr has again left Iraq and has returned to Qom, Iran, where he spent three years in exile. Security forces detained 28 wanted men in Diyala, and an Awakening leader and a fighter in Karbala.
Afghanistan
Documents raise questions on treatment of detainees
Competing interests: The United States, Iraq, and Iraq’s neighbors
On December 5, The New York Times noted that while “Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a regional menace that sent shudders through its neighbors,” today Iraq finds it difficult to restrain the ambitions of countries that share its borders — particularly as the US prepares to withdraw. The Times notes that this meddling by Iraq’s neighbors […]
Iraq
Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts
Iraq
Blair: Extremism must be confronted
African Union
Blackwater founder trains Somalis
Iraq
Two suicide bombers killed 45 Shia worshipers in attacks in Karbala. Two civilians were killed in IED attacks in Baghdad and Baqubah.
45 Iraqis killed in dual suicide attacks
Shia worshipers were targeted as they marched in a procession to the city of Karbala. The attacks are the latest in a string of bombings aimed at Iraq’s security forces and Shia majority.
Iraq
Last Christians ponder leaving a hometown in Iraq
Iraq
Al Qaeda suicide bombers killed 15 Iraqis in attacks on police and Shia worshipers in Diyala. Security forces killed two suicide bombers south of Mosul. Insurgents killed a civilian in Mosul.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Insurgents renew attacks on Iraqi security troops
Al Qaeda suicide bombers kill 15 in attacks on Iraqi police, Shia pilgrims
Suicide bombers struck at a police training center and a gathering of Shia pilgrims in the northeastern province of Baqubah.
Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed more than 40 police recruits at a recruiting station in Tikrit. Insurgents killed a civilian in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Russia
Bioterror fears prompt US to keep its smallpox cache
Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills over 40 police recruits in central Iraq
The suicide bomber detonated his vest among 300 Iraqis lining up to join the police in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.
Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed a civilian in an attempt to assassinate the governor of Anbar province. The Basrah provincial council fired the police chief after 12 al Qaeda operatives escaped from prison. Three al Qaeda fighters surrendered to police.
Iraq
Gulf war, 20 years on: Kuwait emerges from under Iraq’s shadow