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Entries from Today In Category: 'Iraq'
Insurgents killed more than 55 civilians in in Baghdad, a soldier in Kirkuk, and a policeman in Mosul. Security forces detained 31 wanted men in Dhi Qhar, 20 in Fallujah, 19 in Basrah, eight in Maysan, and three in Al Kut. An Awakening leader in Fallujah dodged an assassination attempt.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 24, 2009 2:00 PM | Entry
Fourteen Iraqis were killed and 62 more were wounded during a series of IED attacks in Baghdad and Abu Ghraib. Two Iraqi soldiers and two policemen were killed in attacks in Mosul. Security forces detained nine wanted men in Basrah and eight more in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 22, 2009 10:41 AM | Entry
Insurgents killed three policemen and wounded four more in separate attacks in Baghdad and Ninewa, and killed a civilian in an IED attack in Mosul. Security forces detained 13 wanted men in Dhi Qhar, 10 in Babil, and seven more in Basrah, and captured seven al Qaeda fighters in Anbar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 21, 2009 1:23 PM | Entry
Sixty-seven Iraqis were killed and more than 200 were wounded in a massive suicide bombing in front of a Shia mosque in Kirkuk. Three Awakening fighters were killed in a suicide attack that targeted the group's leader in Karmah. Iraqi troops killed a Special Groups leader in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 20, 2009 3:24 PM | Entry
Insurgents killed two soldiers in Jalawlaa, a soldier and a civilian and the coach of the national karate team in Mosul, and a policeman in Khanaqin. Security forces detained nine guards for Basrah's provincial council, six wanted men in Maysan, and one more in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 19, 2009 1:17 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 25 wanted men in Basrah, 10 in Kirkuk, and six more in Dhi Qhar, an a al Qaeda leader in Ramadi, and a Special Groups leader in Wasit. One mortar shell landed in the Green Zone, no casualties were reported.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 18, 2009 2:27 PM | Entry
Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Baghdad and detained 20 wanted men in Basrah and a suspect in the murder of a senior Sunni parliamentarian in Baghdad. Courts will prosecute 115 Interior Ministry employees on various charges.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 17, 2009 12:32 PM | Entry
A US soldier was killed in an IED attack near Samawah. Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Anbar and three more in Mosul, six al Qaeda fighters in Mandali, two Naqshabandiya fighters in Kirkuk, and an IED cell member in Samawah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 16, 2009 6:11 PM | Entry
General Odierno said there is a "significant decrease in the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq in the last eight to 10 months." Two Iraqis were killed and six were wounded in two bombings in Baghdad. A former army general was assassinated in Mosul. Security forces detained 11 suspected insurgents in Dhi Qhar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 15, 2009 12:43 PM | Entry
The police chief for Dhi Qhar province denied there are Special Groups training camps in the region after a senior official launched an investigation. Security forces detained two Special Groups fighters in Qadasiyah. A senior aide of Ayatollah Ali Sistani was targeted in an IED attack. Six civilians were wounded in separate attacks involving an IED and a grenade in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 14, 2009 1:29 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 30 wanted men in Basrah and six more in Maysan, and captured three Special Groups fighters in Wasit, one in Baghdad, and another in Basrah. One US soldier was killed and three more were wounded while defusing an IED in Samarra. Two Iraqi police were wounded in an IED attack in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 13, 2009 4:01 PM | Entry
Insurgents assassinated Hareth al Ubeidi, a Sunni member of parliament, during an attack inside a mosque in Yarmuk, southwest of Baghdad. The attacker shot Ubeidi, then detonated his suicide vest during the escape, killing several bodyguards. Security forces detained four wanted men in Suwayra and two arms dealers in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 12, 2009 12:14 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah, eight in Wasit, seven men thought to be behind the June 10 bombing in Nasariyah, and two insurgents in Dhi Qhar. Bombings in Baghdad, Mosul, and Hamrin killed one Iraqi and wounded 13 more.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 11, 2009 5:22 PM | Entry
Terrorists killed 26 civilians in a car bomb attack in Nasariyah. Two insurgents were killed while planting an IED in Huwaiyja. Security forces detained seven gunmen in Baqubah, five wanted men in Diyala, and two more two in Wasit. The Naqshabandiya group claimed it shot down a Predator. The government will press ahead with a referendum on the SAFA agreement with the US.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 10, 2009 11:45 AM | Entry
The US has released Asaib al Haq leader Laith al Qazali as part of a prisoner exchange for British hostages. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Basrah, six al Qaeda fighters in Fallujah, three gang members in Karbala, and two insurgents in Mosul. Two policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 9, 2009 12:44 PM | Entry
Terrorists killed seven Iraqis and wounded 24 more during a bombing on a bus in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Security forces detained 10 wanted men in Basrah and six more in Diyala, and killed one insurgent and detained five more in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 8, 2009 11:44 AM | Entry
The ex-trade minister accused of corruption has been released on bail. Security forces detained five insurgents near Basrah and two more in Fallujah. A policeman was wounded in an IED attack in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 7, 2009 7:37 PM | Entry
One policeman was killed and four more were wounded in a bombing in Fallujah. An Iraqi soldier was killed in a bombing in Diyala. Three Fallujah policemen and a Ramadi police chief were wounded during separate attacks in Anbar. Security forces detained six wanted men in Basrah and four Jaish al Islam fighters in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 6, 2009 2:53 PM | Entry
Two US soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Kirkuk and Diyala provinces. Security forces detained 19 insurgents in Karbala, an al Qaeda leader behind the 2006 bombing at the Samarra mosque, and a gunman in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 5, 2009 11:19 AM | Entry
Nine Iraqis were killed in a bombing in Baghdad and one more was killed in a suicide attack in Mosul. Iraqi and Coalition forces detained terrorist cell leaders and four aides in Baqubab and Qayyara, four Special Groups fighters in Al Kut, and an Iranian in Basrah. Romania has ended it mission in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 4, 2009 11:39 AM | Entry
Iraq troops detained 58 wanted men in Karbala and 10 more in Basrah. Iraqi and US troops detained 7 "criminals" in Baghdad. In separate incidents in Mosul, one policeman was killed and one was wounded, and two Iraqis were wounded.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 3, 2009 12:04 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 16 insurgents in Basrah, 15 wanted men in Karbala, and seven al Qaeda fighters in Abu Ghraib, and killed one terrorist and wounded another in Kirkuk. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 2, 2009 12:25 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 46 insurgents in Kirkuk, 14 wanted men in Basrah, and the ex-chairman of the Karbala provincial council, and prevented a suicide attack in Diyala. Four Iraqis were killed and 15 were wounded in two bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 1, 2009 8:58 AM | Entry
The former trade minister who was wanted on corruption charges was arrested after his airplane was turned back in mid-flight. Insurgents killed four policemen in Samara, one policeman in Mosul, and a woman in Kirkuk, and wounded two journalists in Mosul. Security forces detained 15 wanted men in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 31, 2009 11:18 AM | Entry
Security forces detained seven wanted men in Kirkuk, three suspected in a bombing in Basrah, and a local official and his brother in Al Kut. An arrest warrant was issued for the former trade minister. Three civilians were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 30, 2009 6:26 PM | Entry
Six civilians were killed in Diyala, two children were killed in a bombing in Sulaimaniya, one Awakening leader was killed in Baqubah, and a US soldier was killed in Ninewa. Five civilians were wounded during clashes in Sinjar. Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 29, 2009 4:27 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 30 wanted men in Diyala, 15 in Basrah, and two more in Ramadi. A US sailor was killed in an IED attack in Fallujah. Insurgents killed a mother and daughter in Mosul and a member of the Diwaniya provincial council.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 28, 2009 2:40 PM | Entry
A Diwaniyah criminal court issued death sentences for eight Special Groups leaders. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Kirkuk and four insurgents in Hit. Four policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Fallujah and two civilians were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 27, 2009 10:49 AM | Entry
A US soldier, a State Department official, and a contractor were killed in an IED attack outside Fallujah. Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda fighter from Tunisia near Samarra and a man they claimed is the brother of Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi in Jalawlaa. One civilian was killed and three soldiers were wounded in attacks in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 26, 2009 11:23 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 60 insurgents in Karbala, four members of an "assassination gang" behind the murder of a general in Basrah, and a Special Groups commander in Al Kut. The secretary general of the Thar Allah was sentenced to life in prison. Insurgents wounded three female students in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 25, 2009 11:59 AM | Entry
Thirty-four Iraqis were wounded in a suicide bombing in Mosul and three more were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. Terrorists shot and killed a woman and her daughter in Mosul. Security forces detained 53 wanted men in in Dhi Qhar and nine more in Maysan, 21 "criminals" in Basrah, and the leader of a suicide bomber network in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 24, 2009 9:30 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 51 wanted men in Basrah and five more in Diyala; US troops detained four insurgents in Dalouiya. Four policemen were wounded in separate attacks in Mosul. One American civilian was killed in a rocket attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 23, 2009 1:01 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 40 insurgents in Basrah, 30 in Fallujah, and 12 more in Diyala, and four al Qaeda fighters in Wasit. Three US soldiers were killed in yesterday's bombing in Baghdad. An Iraqi policeman was killed in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 22, 2009 11:07 AM | Entry
Suicide bombers in Baghdad and Kirkuk killed twenty Iraqis, including eight Awakening fighters, and wounded 33 more. Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah and three Iranian and one Iraqi Special Groups operative in Wasit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 21, 2009 10:49 AM | Entry
Thirty-five Iraqis were killed and 72 more were wounded in a car bomb attack outside a restaurant in the Shia neighborhood of Shula in Baghdad. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Mosul. The military claimed Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi was a member of the local council in Buhruz district in Diyala province in 2005.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 20, 2009 6:52 PM | Entry
Elections have been postponed one month to January 2010. Security forced detained an Awakening leader and a senior Sunni politician in Diyala province, and a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraqi in Mosul. Two Iraqis were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 19, 2009 9:19 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 46 suspected insurgents in Basrah and 17 wanted men in Diyala. A senior police officer was killed and two of his sons were wounded in an IED attack near his home in Basrah. Two civilians were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Iraq has released 132,838 prisoners under an amnesty law. Kurdistan will pump natural gas to Europe.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 18, 2009 10:18 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 35 insurgents in Karmah and 20 more in Fallujah; 10 wanted men in Diyala, seven in Basrah, and five more in Maysan; and two Special Groups fighters in Al Kut. A suicide bomber killed a policeman in Mosul; another policeman was shot and killed in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 17, 2009 6:03 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces detained three members of Abu Khalaf's Syrian-based facilitation network operating in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained two Naqshabandiya group members in Makhmour. Four Iraqis were killed in two IED attacks in Baghdad. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 16, 2009 2:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces detained 46 wanted men in Karbala, 12 al Qaeda and two Awakening fighters in Wasit, five terrorists in Diyala, three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad, and two insurgents in Kirkuk. One US soldier was killed and four more were wounded in an IED attack in Dalouiya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 15, 2009 2:36 PM | Entry
One Awakening fighter was killed in an attack in Kirkuk, two Iraqis were killed in attacks in Touz Khormato and in Baghdad, and four more were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Security forces detained 23 wanted men in Basra and five more in Wasit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 14, 2009 12:14 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 34 insurgents in Diyala, 18 in Fallujah, and 11 more in Dalouiya. An Awakening leader was killed in a bombing in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul and three policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 13, 2009 2:10 PM | Entry
A car bombing killed 11 Iraqis in Kirkuk. One Iraqi soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in Mosul and six soldiers were wounded in an IED attack near Baqubah. A police major was assassinated in Baghdad. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Amarah and two more in Maysan, and detained three suicide bombers in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 12, 2009 7:56 PM | Entry
A US soldier murdered five other troopers in a shooting at a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Basrah. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Kirkuk and one policeman was killed in an attack in Mosul. Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Diyala, 19 in Karbala, 10 more in Maysan, and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala. Iraqi commandos detained a cell leader and nine members during a raid in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 11, 2009 2:30 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah, 11 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and a Sadrist leader in Dhi Qhar, and raided the home of a Sadrist cleric in Baghdad. US troops reportedly killed one civilian by accident during a detonation of an IED in Mosul. An Awakening leader in Taji was killed in an IED attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 10, 2009 10:00 PM | Entry
Insurgents assassinated a police general in Basrah, killed one policeman and wounded three civilians in an armed attack on a police station Mosul, and wounded five civilians in an IED attack in Saadiya. Iraqi forces detained 18 insurgents in Fallujah, ten wanted men in Basrah, and an al Qaeda fighter in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 9, 2009 8:42 PM | Entry
Security forces detained five members of the Naqshabandiya group and 16 other insurgents during raids in Diyala province and four wanted men in Maysan. Three policemen and a civilian were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 8, 2009 5:32 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Basrah and 20 insurgents in Diyala. Three Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah. Turkish air strikes in the northern Iraqi regions of Zab and Basian killed more than a dozen Kurdistan Workers Party fighters.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 7, 2009 3:44 PM | Entry
Eleven Iraqis were killed and 44 more were wounded in two car bombings in Baghdad. Iranian snipers killed two fishermen in the marshes in Maysan province. US troops killed two al Qaeda fighters and captured six more in Salahadin province. Iraqi forces captured 15 wanted men in Baghdad and Salahadin, four in Basrah and two more in Maysan, six al Qaeda fighters in Fallujah, and a militia leader in Wasit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 6, 2009 2:42 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 37 insurgents in Diyala, 36 in Basrah, 12 in Amarah, and two more in Babil. The Iraqi Integrity Committee vowed to arrest senior Trade Ministry officials who evaded arrest. Members of Iraq's parliament said Sunni parties are pressing for the release of jailed insurgents.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 5, 2009 10:15 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 25 al Qaeda fighters in Jalawlaa, 13 wanted men in Karbala and 12 more in Basrah, and two Special Groups fighters in Sadr City and Adhamiyah. Two Iraqis were killed in two bombings in Baghdad. Insurgents killed a policeman in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 4, 2009 1:35 PM | Entry
A gunfight broke out after anti-corruption police backed by Iraqi troops attempted to detain senior officials in the Trade ministry, including the trade minister. Security forces detained 29 wanted men in Basrah, 10 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and eight more in Fallujah, and a “dangerous wanted person” in Amarah. Two policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 3, 2009 9:28 PM | Entry
Two US soldiers were killed south of Mosul; an Iraqi source said an Iraqi soldier killed the US troops. Security forces detained 24 insurgents in Diyala and an Awakening leader in Dalouiya. Seven Iraqis were wounded in IED attacks in Mosul and Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 2, 2009 6:24 PM | Entry
The April death toll from attacks is the highest in seven months. Two US Marines and a sailor were killed in Anbar. A suicide bomber killed five civilians in Mosul. Iraqi forces killed two insurgents in Tikrit, and detained four wanted men in Maysan and a suicide bomber in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 1, 2009 3:32 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 19 wanted men in Basrah and 15 more in Khalis. British forces have begun to withdrawal from Basrah. The Khour al-Amiya port was transferred to Iraqi control. Iraq has eliminated the National Security Advisor post .
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 30, 2009 10:41 AM | Entry
Sixteen Iraqis were killed and 45 more were wounded in three car bombings in Sadr City. Security forces detained six Naqshabandiya group fighters in Kirkuk. The former deputy governor of Karbala and an aide were detained on terrorism charges related to the August 2007 clashes with the Mahdi Army. Security forces executed more than 1,600 warrants during the past two months.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 29, 2009 11:08 AM | Entry
The Iraqi government displayed the man they claim is Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi on television. Security forces detained seven members of an al Qaeda cell behind the recent bombings in Baghdad, 10 Special Groups fighters in Amarah and one more in Baghdad. Two missile launch pads were dismantled in Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 28, 2009 1:02 PM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki said the April 26 US raid in Al Kut was a "breach" of the SOFA agreement. Security forces detained seven insurgent in Kirkuk, six wanted men in Basrah, and three Special Groups fighters in Hillah. Basrah's police chief escaped an assassination attempt.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 27, 2009 10:25 AM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki claimed Iraqi security forces have captured Abu Omar al Baghdadi. US forces killed one Mahdi Army fighter and captured six more in a controversial raid in Al Kut. US troops killed seven al Qaeda fighters and detained nine in Dalouiya. Iraqi troops detained 18 al Qaeda fighters in Shahraban and captured three more in Baqubah. Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers in Mosul and a US soldier was in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 26, 2009 10:20 PM | Entry
The military is conducting DNA tests to determine if Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi was captured. Security forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained a Saudi leader in Khanaqin, and killed an al Qaeda leader in Anbar. Iraqi forces also detained 19 wanted men in Basrah and 15 insurgents in Anbar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 25, 2009 12:36 PM | Entry
Two suicide bombers killed more than 60 Iraqis and Iranians and wounded more than 125 outside a shrine in Baghdad. Yesterday's suicide attack in Diyala killed 56 people. Two Iraqis were killed in an IED attack in Diyala and a policeman was killed in Fallujah. Iraqi intelligence said Baathists are conducting suicide attacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 24, 2009 10:45 AM | Entry
The leader of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq is reported to have been captured; the US has not confirmed the report. Suicide bombers killed 60 Iraqis in attacks in Baghdad and Diyala. Security forces detained 17 wanted men in Basrah, four al Qaeda fighters in Wasit, three Awakening fighters in Babil, and two Special Groups leaders in Hillah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 23, 2009 3:25 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 15 wanted men in Basrah and five Naqshabandiya fighters in Diyala, and killed a suicide bomber in Mosul. Insurgents wounded eight civilians and a policeman in bombings in Mosul and kidnapped a judge in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 22, 2009 1:20 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 10 insurgents in Kirkuk, 109 wanted men in Basrah and 39 more in Karbala, Babil, Diyala, Salahidin, and Baghdad. Yesterday's suicide attack in Baqubah killed three Iraqi police and wounded eight US soldiers; no US soldiers were killed as initially reported.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 21, 2009 12:43 PM | Entry
Three US troops and four Iraqi policemen were reportedly killed in a suicide attack in Baqubah; the US military has not confirmed the report. Two children were killed in an IED attack in Fallujah. A suicide bomber wounded eight US soldiers in Mosul. Security forces detained 15 wanted men in Amarah and eight more in Karbala, an al Qaeda leader and 10 fighters in Huwaijah and eight Ansar al Sunnah fighters in Touz Khormato.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 20, 2009 11:51 AM | Entry
Insurgents killed two policemen in Mosul and an Awakening fighter in Babil, and wounded seven Iraqis in a car bombing in Mosul. Security forces detained 44 wanted men in Basrah, four children recruited by al Qaeda to be suicide bombers in Kirkuk, and two drug dealers in Ramadi. US troops detained four terrorists in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 19, 2009 3:35 PM | Entry
Security forces launched an operation in Fallujah. Three policemen were wounded after rival police forces clashed in Maysan. Six civilians were wounded in two IED attacks in Baghdad; two mortars landed in the International Zone.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 18, 2009 2:49 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, five wanted men in Miqdadiyah, three Special Groups fighters in Al Kut, and a Naqshabandiya leader in Khalis. The Iraqi Army said 38 soldiers were wounded and none were killed in yesterday's suicide attack at a military base in Habbaniyah. A woman planning to conduct a suicide attack in Miqdadiyah was turned in by her family.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 17, 2009 3:19 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 18 soldiers and wounded 40 in an attack on a military base in Habbaniyah. One policeman was killed in an attack in Mosul. Security forces detained 91 wanted men in Basrah and 43 more in Dhi Qhar, and six Naqshabandiya members in Kirkuk and four more in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 16, 2009 3:42 PM | Entry
Eleven Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded in a bombing in Kirkuk. Security forces captured 149 insurgents in Basrah and detained two "gunmen" in Al Kut. US troops killed one insurgent and captured two more near Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 15, 2009 4:29 PM | Entry
Awakening fighters abandoned 10 checkpoints in Babil after not being paid; the men were replaced with Iraqi soldiers. Security forces detained 73 insurgents in Basrah, 17 in Fallujah, and five more in Diyala, defused seven bombs in Baghdad, and found a large cache of rockets in Fallujah. Al Qaeda bombed four homes in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 14, 2009 12:43 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 27 wanted men in Dhi Qhar, 17 in Basrah, and 17 more in Karbala. A US soldier was killed an an IED attack south of Karbala. Insurgents murdered a mayor of a district in Eastern Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 13, 2009 5:39 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 29 insurgents in Basrah. A US solider was killed in an IED attack in Tikrit. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. The leader of the Awakening is considering a political alliance with Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 12, 2009 10:55 AM | Entry
Nine Awakening fighters and Iraqi soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on a checkpoint in Babil. One policeman was killed in a shooting in Mosul. Two civilians were killed in terrorist atacks in Hillah and Mandali. Security forces detained 12 wanted men in Dhi Qhar and two gunmen in Makhmour. The government will re-arrest some detainees released by the US.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 11, 2009 10:32 PM | Entry
Five US soldiers and two Iraqi security personnel were killed in a suicide truck bombing in Mosul. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baqubah and a woman was killed in an IED attack in Mosul. Iraqi and US troops detained 21 insurgents in Basrah and nine more in Hillah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 10, 2009 3:05 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 65 insurgents in Basrah and 11 more in Amara,, seven al Qaeda fighters in Samarra, and four policemen in Wasit, and found an al Qaeda training camp in Anbar. One civilian was killed and three were wounded in a bombing in Baqubah. Thousands of Sadrists protested in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 9, 2009 11:34 AM | Entry
Seven Iraqis were killed and 23 were wounded in a car bombing in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Fallujah has been put under curfew after an April 7 suicide attack. Security forces detained an al Naqshabandiya member in Kirkuk. President Talabani warned of al Qaeda's return to Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 8, 2009 1:09 PM | Entry
A car bomb killed nine Iraqis in Baghdad. A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded 35 more in Fallujah. Security forces detained 65 wanted men in Basrah, 43 more in Dhi Qhar, and 10 insurgents in Kirkuk. An Iraqi tribal leader was assassinated near Mosul. President Obama visited Baghdad for talks with Prime Minister Maliki.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 7, 2009 3:58 PM | Entry
Thirty-four Iraqis were killed and scores were wounded in six car bombings in Baghdad. Seven soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in Dalouyia. Security forces detained 74 suspected insurgents in Basrah, 21 in Dhi Qhar, 15 in Kirkuk, two Special Groups fighters in Al Kut, two al Qaeda fighters in Wasit, and two doctors aiding the insurgency in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 6, 2009 11:00 AM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and five insurgents in Babil. A senior interior ministry general was killed in Baghdad. One policeman was killed and five were wounded in two IED attacks in Fallujah. One policeman was killed and four were wounded in an attack in Baqubah. The governor of Basrah escaped an assassination attempt.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 5, 2009 3:19 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 30 al Qaeda fighters during separate raids in Diyala and eight more in Fallujah, and eight Special Groups fighters in Maysan. One civilian was wounded in a bombing at a market in Baqubah. Muqtada al Sadr called for a "million man march" on the anniversary of the liberation of Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 4, 2009 10:03 AM | Entry
A US air weapons team killed two Awakening fighters as they planted roadside bombs near their checkpoint on a road north of Taji. Ten Awakening fighters were reportedly detained in Baghdad. A policeman was killed after insurgents attacked his home in Qadissiya. An electrical tower was damaged in a bombing near Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 3, 2009 1:44 PM | Entry
One policeman was killed in Kirkuk and another was wounded in Mosul. Three civilians were killed in a bombing in Baqubah and 10 civilians were wounded in two bombings in and near Mosul. Security forces detained 50 wanted men in Basrah, 17 in Baghdad, and eight al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 2, 2009 6:55 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 75 insurgents in Basrah, 29 in Baghdad, 19 in Fallujah, five more in Hillah, and three members of a forgery ring in Baqubah. Mosul SWAT arrested the Muthana Battalion sharia judge and an associate. Ten Iraqis were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 1, 2009 11:01 AM | Entry
A truck bomb attack on a police station in Mosul killed seven Iraqis and wounded 38 more. An intelligence officer in the Ministry of Interior was killed in a bombing in Baqubah. Four policemen and three civilians were wounded in separate bombings in Mosul. Security forces detained 60 wanted men in Basrah and 31 more in Baghdad, and four al Qaeda fighters in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 31, 2009 3:07 PM | Entry
Insurgents killed two security personnel and wounded six more during attacks in Mosul. Three Awakening fighters were killed near Hillah. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Babil, four men behind a politician's murder in Ninewa, and a “dangerous” wanted man in Amarah. The British have begun their withdrawal from Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 30, 2009 1:06 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 20 insurgents in Baghdad and nine al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, Insurgents killed six Iraqis in Basrah, and wounded 15 Iraqis in Mosul and four more in Baghdad, and eight policemen in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 29, 2009 1:58 PM | Entry
Three Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded after Iraqi forces detained an Awakening leader and one of his men on a judicial warrant in Baghdad. Five soldiers are said to have been captured. Security forces detained a Special Groups leader in Wasit province. One soldier and one policeman were wounded in clashes in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 28, 2009 4:53 PM | Entry
Security forces arrested 16 suspects in the murder of a cleric in Jalawlaa, 12 insurgents in Dalouiya, and two al Qaeda operatives southwest of Irbil. An Iraqi bomb squad defused six explosively formed penetrators in Al Kut. International oil companies seek to develop Iraq's petroleum production as the security situation improves.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 27, 2009 12:15 PM | Entry
Sixteen Iraqis were killed and 35 more were wounded in a car bomb attack in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad. Six civilians were wounded in bombings in Kirkuk and Babil. Iraqi security forces detained ten wanted men in Karbala and four more in Basrah, five members of a counterfeiting gang in Baqubah, and a Saudi al Qaeda leader and recruiter in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 26, 2009 11:04 AM | Entry
Three children were killed and one was wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Iraqi security forces detained 20 wanted men in Baghdad, 10 in Basra, four in Amarah, and three more in Wasit. The Turkish Army hit PKK positions with artillery in border villages near Zakho.Posted by Bill Roggio on March 25, 2009 3:40 PM | Entry
A policeman was killed in Mosul. Three civilians were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. Security forces detained 13 wanted men in Baghdad and two more in Maysan, six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and four members of the Soldiers of Heaven cult in Hillah. Police arrested four suspects in yesterday's deadly suicide bombing in Jalawlaa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 24, 2009 2:43 PM | Entry
Twenty-five Iraqis were killed in a suicide attack at a Kurdish funeral in Jalawlaa. One policeman was killed and
four policemen and five civilians were wounded in separate suicide bombings in Mosul. Security forces detained 30 insurgents in Maysan, 17 in Basrah, and 12 more in Baghdad, 10 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and two al Qaeda leaders in Babil.Posted by Bill Roggio on March 23, 2009 1:04 PM | Entry
Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin, one soldier in Mosul, and shot one policemen in Babil. Iraqi security forces detained33 insurgents in Huweija, 27 wanted men in Karbala, seven in Baghdad, and four more in Dhi Qhar, an an ISCI official in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 22, 2009 8:01 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces killed two insurgents in Mosul, and captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and three wanted men in Maysan. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Babil, and wounded a police chief in Tikrit and four civilians in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 21, 2009 2:40 PM | Entry
A US airstrike killed 11 al Qaeda fighters and an Iraqi raid killed 12 more in Balad Ruz. Security forces detained 48 wanted men south of Tikrit, 30 more in Basrah, and eight al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. A suicide bomber killed one policeman in an attack outside the home of a tribal leader in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 20, 2009 1:01 PM | Entry
The US military will shut down the Camp Bucca prison by the summer of 2009. Security forces detained 30 wanted men in Basrah and four more in Maysan. Insurgents murdered the mayor of a village east of Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 19, 2009 11:31 AM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 25 wanted men in Baghdad, six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and four more in Ninewa, three Naqshabandiya group members near Kirkuk, a Special Groups leader in Al Kut, and an IED maker in Mosul. A car bmb killed one policeman and wounded two others in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 18, 2009 6:30 PM | Entry
Iraqis are overwhelmingly positive about the security situation, the future, and prospects for democracy. Iraqi forces detained 57 wanted men in Basrah, 16 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, 12 Naqshabandiya group members in Kirkuk, and four members of a "murder gang" and two wanted men in Amarah. Iraq's defense minister said the military will focus on intelligence capabilities in preparation for the US departure.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 17, 2009 11:17 AM | Entry
The US military and the Iraqi military both confirmed that an Iranian UAV was shot down east of Baghdad in late February. Iraqi forces detained 103 wanted men during a sweep in Basrah and five more in Kirkuk, and a policeman in Maysan. A US soldier was killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 16, 2009 6:29 PM | Entry
President Talabani will step down from office after his term expires at the end of the year. Security forces detained 36 wanted men in Basrah, five in Hillah, and four more in Wasit, as well as four al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and one near Samarra. Four members of the Kurdistan Workers Party were killed during airstrikes by the Turkish military.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 15, 2009 12:04 PM | Entry
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in a bombing in Diyala and one policewoman was killed in a shootout in Mosul. Security forces detained 41 wanted men in Baghdad, 40 more in Basrah, and three Egyptians in Babil.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 14, 2009 3:02 PM | Entry
Three members of Iran's Qods Force were detained in Khalis. Security forces detained 15 al Qaeda fighters in Sinjar, four in Wasit province, two more in Diyala, and four wanted men in Maysan province. One woman was killed and seven Iraqis, including four policemen, were wounded in bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 13, 2009 4:41 PM | Entry
Three Iraqi soldiers and two policemen were killed in three separate attacks in Mosul and Ninewa province. A Sunni cleric was gunned down in Basrah. Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Maysan province, two Naqshabandiya members in Makhmour, and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 12, 2009 5:31 PM | Entry
Bombings in Mosul and Kirkuk killed three soldiers and one civilian, and wounded 20 others. Security forces detained one wanted man in Baghdad and two more in Khanaqin, and five members of a group involved in the bombings of policemen's homes in Anbar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 11, 2009 5:25 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed more than 28 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, military officers, policemen, and journalists, as they toured a market in Abu Ghraib. Two civilians were killed and six were wounded in a bombing in Mosul; one child was killed in a bombing at a wedding in Mosul. Security forces detained 18 wanted men in Thi Qhar and three more in Hamadaniya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 10, 2009 5:51 PM | Entry
Two Awakening fighters and two policemen were killed, and four policemen were wounded, in attacks in Baghdad, Mosul, and Salahadin. Security forces detained 67 wanted men in Thi Qhar, 25 in central Iraq, and two more in Maysan. Iraqi emergency police have deployed in the Al Qaim region to seal the border with Syria.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 9, 2009 3:05 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 28 police recruits in central Baghdad. Two US combat brigades, one British combat brigade, and an Air Force F-16 squadron will be withdrawn from Iraq over the next six months. Security forces detained 81 wanted men in Basrah, 12 more in Thi Qhar, and eight al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 8, 2009 11:31 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 10 insurgents in Babil, eight al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and five bomb cell members in Anbar. A US solider was killed during a patrol in Salahadin province. Four civilians were wounded in a bombing in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 7, 2009 11:15 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 22 insurgents in Basrah and six more in Maysan, three weapons smugglers in Najaf along the Saudi Arabian border, and two Naqshabandiya fighters in Makhmour. Three civilians were wounded in a bombing in Balad Ruz. The Interior minister said al Qaeda in Iraq would not regain its power.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 6, 2009 5:01 PM | Entry
Thirteen Iraqis were killed and 57 were wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Hillah. Insurgents killed one policeman in Baghdad and one soldier in Mosul. Security forces detained 16 wanted men in Basrah, seven more in Thi Qhar, and nine al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 5, 2009 4:07 PM | Entry
Two Iraqis were killed and 21 were wounded in a bombing in Mosul. A senior Awakening leader was killed in an IED attack in Balad. Security forces detained 10 wanted men in Baghdad, three in Diyala, and three more in Nasariyah. MNF-I denied rumors that it released two Iranian prisoners.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 4, 2009 6:39 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 14 wanted men in Sulaimaniya, six in Basrah, five in Baqubah, and four more in Kirkuk. A policeman was killed in Al Kut. The number of detainees in Coalition custody dropped below 14,000.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 3, 2009 2:21 PM | Entry
Five Iraqis were killed and 24 others were wounded in a bombing in Khalis. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Diyala. A US soldier was killed north of Baghdad. Security forces detained 44 wanted men in Baghdad, and seven more in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 2, 2009 12:42 PM | Entry
Security forces detained al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq's finance minister along with five other fighters in Mosul. Iraqi troops killed a 'gunman' in Baghdad, and detained five wanted men in Al Kut, four more in Thi Qhar, and eight al Qaeda operatives in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 1, 2009 12:20 PM | Entry
Three al Qaeda leaders, including the oil minister for the Islamic State of Iraq, were detained in Baqubah. Iraqi forces detained 51 insurgents in Baghdad, five in Dhi Qhar, and two al Qaeda fighters in Mosul. A police chief was was killed and 10 Iraqis were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 28, 2009 1:58 PM | Entry
President Obama announced that all combat brigades will be withdrawn by the end of August 2010. A residual force estimated at 50,000 troops will be left to mentor Iraqi troops and police and assist in other areas. Defense Secretary Gates is calling for a small force to remain in Iraq after 2012.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 27, 2009 4:29 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 22 suspected insurgents in Baghdad, 11 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and eight members of Ansar al Sunnah in Kirkuk. An Iraqi court sentenced 28 members of the Yamani cult to death and 19 others to life terms. One policeman was killed and nine civilians were wounded in separate attacks in Baghdad. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 26, 2009 1:46 PM | Entry
The parliament has lifted immunity for member Mohammed al Dayni, who is accused of directing a terror cell in Baghdad. Security forces detained 25 insurgents in Baghdad, 10 more in Thi Qhar, and one member of the Naqshabandiya group in Kirkuk. One US soldier and one interpreter were killed in yesterday's shooting at a police station in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 25, 2009 12:43 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 100 suspected insurgents in a major operation in Ninewa province. Security forces detained 67 wanted men in Basrah, 15 in Baghdad, seven in Hawija, and four Al Naqshabandiya fighters in Kirkuk. Three US soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were killed in Diyala, and four US soldiers were wounded in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2009 1:25 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 12 interior ministry personnel behind sectarian murders, six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, four wanted men in Maysan, four in Dhi Qhar, and two more in Makhmour. Two al Qaeda fighters were killed in Diyala. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 23, 2009 1:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 13 suspected insurgent in Fallujah, nine in northern Iraq, 8 in Diyala, five in Basrah, four in Thi Qhar, two in Kirkuk, and two more in Mosul. One solider was killed and eight more were wound in separate IED attacks in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 22, 2009 2:37 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 18 insurgents in a series of operations in Mosul. Police detained 19 insurgents and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala, and 11 wanted men in Thi Qhar province. A US soldier was killed during a combat patrol outside of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 21, 2009 2:09 PM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki’s State of Law list won more than one-quarter of the all 490 in the country’s local council seats in the provincial elections. Security forces detained 38 men wanted on criminal and terror charges in Basrah, six wanted men in Mosul, and a Ansar al Sunnah leader in Diyala. Eleven Iraqis were wounded in bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 20, 2009 1:31 PM | Entry
An Iraqi soldier killed three other soldiers then committed suicide. A suicide car bomber killed one policeman in Mosul. Six civilians were wounded in IED attacks in Baghdad and Fallujah. Security forces detained three drug dealers in Dhi Qhar and a wanted man in Wasit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 19, 2009 10:10 AM | Entry
Security forces detained 25 wanted men in Diyala, 14 in Baghdad, six in Mosul, and six more in Basrah. A local official was arrested in Wasit. One policeman was killed in Mosul and a politician was killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 18, 2009 12:20 PM | Entry
Three policemen were killed and seven were wounded in a bombing in Diyala. Two civilians were killed, and one soldier and one policeman were wounded in attacks in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained 18 wanted men in Diyala and 16 in Baghdad. The transfer of the Sons of Iraq to Iraqi control is nearly complete.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 17, 2009 3:26 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 15 wanted men in Kirkuk, eight wanted men in Wasit, seven in Thi Qhar, five al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and a leader in Fallujah who recently returned from Syria. An Iraqi soldier was killed in a bombing in Mosul and six policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Mandali. Three Shia pilgrims were killed and 10 were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 16, 2009 3:04 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 32 wanted men in Basrah, 14 in Maysan, 10 in Diyala, six in Mosul, four in Dhi Qhar, and two in Karbala. Iraqi forces also detained An Islamic State of Iraq leader in Fallujah and a leader of the 1920s Revolution Brigades in Kirkuk, and found an al Qaeda prison in Mosul. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in southern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 15, 2009 2:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces captured 20 wanted men in Baghdad, an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and 10 fighters in Mosul and Diyala, seven kidnappers in Diyala, and seven wanted men in Basra. Two civilians were killed in an insurgent attack on an Army convoy in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 14, 2009 12:27 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber detonated her vest in a crowd of Shia pilgrims in Iskandariyah as they traveled to Karbala; 30 Iraqis were killed and scores were wounded. Two children were killed in a landmine explosion in Hillah. Three soldiers were wounded in a gunfight in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda leader in Karbala and three Iranian "gunmen" in Khanaqin.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 13, 2009 12:26 PM | Entry
Five Shia pilgrims were killed and 30 were wounded in an IED attack in Karbala. Four policemen were killed and three more were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Baghdad, two "Islamic State of Iraq" leaders in Mosul, and five al Qaeda fighters in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 12, 2009 1:44 PM | Entry
Sixteen Iraqis were killed and 45 were wounded in car bomb attacks at a bus terminal and a market in Baghdad. Three policemen and a soldier were killed in Mosul, and two policemen were killed in Babil. Security forces detained 18 wanted men in Baghdad and nine more in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 11, 2009 12:50 PM | Entry
Four US soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing in Mosul. One Iraqi policeman was killed and four more were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala province. Iraqi troops detained 10 insurgents in Baghdad and six more in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 10, 2009 8:03 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 11 wanted men in Hillah, six in Basrah, four in Wasit, and two in Baghdad. Four members of the Naqshabandiya group surrendered to police in Kirkuk. In Mosul, two policemen and a civilian were wounded in a suicide car bombing, and two children were wounded in an IED attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 9, 2009 11:43 AM | Entry
One policeman was killed and another was kidnapped in Sinjar. A soldier was wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. US troops killed a gunman in Mosul and accidentally killed a woman in Diwaniyah. One civilian was killed and 20 were wounded in three IED attacks in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 8, 2009 4:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces killed three "gunmen" near Balad Ruz. Iraqi forces captured 22 suspected insurgents in Baghdad and a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. One policeman was killed and three were wounded in a bombing in Diyala and three more were wounded in a bombing in Khanaqin.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 7, 2009 3:05 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and captured six more in Huwaiyja; Iraqi forces also detained five members of Ansar al Sunnah in Touz, two wanted men in Basrah, two in Amarah, two in Diyala, and three more in central Iraq. An Iraqi soldier was killed in an IED attack in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 6, 2009 2:17 PM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki's political list won in nine of 14 provinces, while the Sadrist-backed lists fared poorly. A female suicide bomber killed 15 Iraqis and wounded 13 more in an attack at a cafe in in Khanaqin. Iraqi police killed a senior Mahdi Army commander after he returned to Diwaniyah from Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 5, 2009 5:36 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured six wanted men in Basrah and four more in Kirkuk. Nine policemen and six Awakening fighters were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala. Prime Minister Maliki's party reportedly won elections in 10 of the 14 provinces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 4, 2009 4:43 PM | Entry
Iraqi police detained two members of a previously unidentified Shia terror group called the Soldiers of Mercy. Security forces captured 11 wanted men in Baghdad, four gunmen in Jalawlaa, three gunmen and a suicide bomber in Kirkuk, and a woman who confessed to being behind 30 suicide bombings that occurred in Baghdad and Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 3, 2009 2:46 PM | Entry
The month of January 2009 marked the lowest death toll in Iraq in the past five years. The Anbar Awakening leaders threatened the Iraqi Islamic Party with violence if the polls are found to have been rigged. Two Iraqis were killed and 10 were wounded in an attack on a US convoy in Mosul. Four "gunmen" were detained in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 2, 2009 1:23 PM | Entry
An estimated 51 percent of eligible voters participated in provincial elections. The Dawa party is leading in the southern and central provinces. Bombs were detonated at the homes of politicians in Ninewa and Babil. Four al Qaeda operatives were detained in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 1, 2009 12:49 PM | Entry
Iraq successfully held provincial elections with few reports of violence. Five men were arrested for plotting to attack a polling center in Mandali. US troops killed two policemen after taking fire during a mission in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained a Shia "extremist" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 31, 2009 7:33 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces are on full alert for tomorrow's provincial elections. An explosion inside a police station in Diwaniyah killed three Iraqis and wounded 20 more. Iraqi security forces detained four "criminals" in Baghdad and four wanted men in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 30, 2009 11:15 AM | Entry
Three candidates for election in Iraq were killed in separate incidents. Iraqi security forces detained 22 insurgents in Baghdad. Police foiled a plot to bomb an oil well in Basrah; four suspects were detained. Eight Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah. Al Qaeda fighters bombed three homes in Kanaan.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 29, 2009 9:36 AM | Entry
Early voting for the provincial elections has begun. Kurdistan leader Massoud Barazani rejected the formation of Awakening councils in the North. Four al Qaeda fighters were captured in Mosul. Two policemen were wounded in an attack on a polling station in Touz Khormato.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 28, 2009 1:11 PM | Entry
Four Iraqis were killed and one was wounded in a car bombing in Mosul. Three policemen were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. Insurgents bombed the home of the Diyala province ground forces commander. Security forces detained 30 wanted men in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 27, 2009 10:15 AM | Entry
Eleven policemen and five civilians were killed in bombings in Baghdad. Four US soldiers were killed after two helicopters collided in northern Iraq. Security forces detained 87 wanted men in Diyala province, fifteen in Kirkuk, and two more in Al Kut. An al Qaeda leader was detained in Huwaiyja.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2009 1:14 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 22 insurgents and al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province, nine wanted men in Basrah, and six more in Baghdad. Security forces also found 10 missile launch pads in Amarah and a rocket and IED cache in Nasariyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 25, 2009 12:39 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government is said to be negotiating for the release of five Britons kidnapped by Shia terrorists. The Iraqi Army claimed to have captured the "second man in al-Qaeda organization." Insurgents killed two policemen in Fallujah and two Awakening fighters in Hillah. Iraqi forces captured five wanted men and two Iranians in Basrah, and captured five more in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 24, 2009 5:49 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces killed three "gunmen" in Mosul, detained four al Qaeda fighters in Mosul, and captured a Special Groups cell leader in Al Kut. One civilian was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 23, 2009 2:17 PM | Entry
Iraq is preparing for a potentially quick US military withdrawal. Eight Iraqis were killed and six were wounded in violent acts throughout Iraq. Security forces detained 20 insurgents in Kirkuk and three more in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 22, 2009 1:49 PM | Entry
Four civilians were killed and 10 more were wounded in a bombing in northern Baghdad. A civilian was killed in an IED attack in Kirkuk and two soldiers were wounded in a bombing in Ninewa. Security forces detained 13 wanted men in Hillah and uncovered six mass graves in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 21, 2009 1:17 PM | Entry
Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Mosul and detained five Mahdi Army fighters in Al Kut and four Ansar al Sunnah fighters in Kirkuk. US and Iraqi forces detained three "criminals" in Baghdad. An Iraqi border police colonel was killed in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 20, 2009 1:36 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 22 insurgents in Baghdad, 16 terrorists in Baqubah, two gunmen in Kirkuk, and a Special Groups cell leader in Wasit. A man who claimed the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran trained him to become a suicide bomber turned himself in to Iraqi authorities.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 19, 2009 3:19 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 97 wanted men in Basrah, 35 in Hillah, eight in Khalis, five in Tal Afar, three in Baghdad, and one more in Amarah. The deputy of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue was killed in a suicide bombing in the Sharqat district in Ninewa province. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 18, 2009 9:27 PM | Entry
Iraq's foreign minister said Iranian influence is on the decline. A court in Dhi Qhar is prosecuting 48 Mahdi Army fighters for murder. Iraqi forces detained six insurgents in Basrah, five in eastern Baghdad, and two in Mosul. A policeman and two soldiers were killed in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 17, 2009 7:59 PM | Entry
A candidate from Prime Minister Maliki's party was assassinated in Hillah. Police detained 18 insurgents in Baqubah and three more in Balad Ruz. US and Iraqi troops detained four "criminals" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 16, 2009 4:38 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 11 insurgents in Kirkuk and seven more during other raids. Police found an IED factory in Mosul. Iraqi troops raided the home of a provincial security official in Maysan province. An official in Samarra escaped an assassination attempt.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 15, 2009 4:11 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 46 wanted men and 19 suspects in Basrah, 33 insurgents in Baghdad, three Islamic State of Iraq members in Huweija, and an al Qaeda operative in Khalis. US and Iraqi forces detained nine criminals in Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed and three Iraqis were wounded in a car bomb explosion in western Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 14, 2009 12:19 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested nine suspected "criminals" on local and government warrants during operations throughout Iraq. Six Army officers responsible for protecting the Kadhimiyah district in Baghdad were arrested. Since February 2008, 127057 detainees have been released under the terms of the general pardon law.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 13, 2009 12:18 PM | Entry
Seven Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Security forces detained eight suspects after a blast in Kirkuk and captured three members of a "kidnapping gang" in Miqdadiyah. Iraqi troops captured a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. US and Iraqi troops detained four "criminals" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 12, 2009 11:39 AM | Entry
Violence dropped by 90 percent in Baghdad during 2008. Three policemen were killed in a shootout in Mosul and four more were wounded in a car bombing. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad on Jan. 10. Security forces detained ten insurgents in Kirkuk and a senior leader of Ansar al Sunnah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 11, 2009 1:37 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 16 wanted men in Baghdad, two in Kirkuk, and two more in Tal Afar. US and Iraqi troops detained a Special Groups operative in Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed in an IED attack in Touz Khormato.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 10, 2009 4:25 PM | Entry
Six soldiers were killed in separate IED attacks in northern Iraq. One child was killed in an IED attack in Diyala and 20 Iraqis were wounded in a shootout in Basrah. Security forces detained two wanted men in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 9, 2009 3:42 PM | Entry
Violence is down 93 percent during the last quarter of 2008. Six Iraqi soldiers were killed in two bombings in Jalawlaa. Iraqi forces detained 18 wanted men in Mosul, six insurgents in Kirkuk, four al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and prevented a terrorist attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 8, 2009 2:27 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr urged Iraqis to attack US troops for Israel's operation in Gaza. No major security incidents were reported during today's Ashura procession. Iraqi security forces detained 28 wanted men and insurgent suspects in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 7, 2009 2:46 PM | Entry
Security forces detained seven al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and two more in Touz Khormato. Border police in Trebil seized 50 kilograms of heroin. One civilian was killed and six more were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 6, 2009 2:04 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained eight insurgents in Babil and captured six more during raids nationwide. The Sons of Iraq detained two suspects thought to be behind a bombing in Baghdad. Two Iraqis were killed and 27 were wounded in six small-scale bombings in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 5, 2009 1:23 PM | Entry
A suicide attack outside a Shia shrine in Baghdad killed 35 civilians and wounded 79 more. Iraqi forces detained seven al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah, four al Qaeda fighters in Mosul, four wanted men in Basrah, three more in Haweija, and two more in Daqook.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 4, 2009 6:47 PM | Entry
Police arrested two al Qaeda operatives attempting to conduct attacks during a religious festival in Karbala and detained two wanted men in Al Kut. A policeman was killed in a shooting in central Mosul. A Kurdish communist party leader was killed in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 3, 2009 11:37 AM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 23 and wounded 42 more in an attack on a tribal meeting in Yusafiyah. Two Awakening fighters were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Hillah. Iraqi forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala and two insurgents near Makhmour.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 2, 2009 1:54 PM | Entry
Iraq has transitioned to full sovereignty as the status of forces agreement has taken effect. Iraqi forces detained 15 insurgent in separate raids throughout the country. Police killed three "gunmen" in Huwaiyja. Four police were killed in bombings in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 1, 2009 1:05 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained the leader of a Shia cult and 18 wanted men in Basrah, and two al Qaeda leaders in Diyala. One US soldier was killed in Balad and another was killed in Baghdad. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in Diyala and five civilians were killed in two attacks in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 31, 2008 1:13 PM | Entry
Seventy-six percent of the Sons of Iraq members will be under Iraqi government responsibility by New Year’s Day. Iraqi forces detained five insurgents in northern Iraq. Police detained five wanted men during raids in Dhi Qhar province. Four policemen were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 30, 2008 2:14 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 51 suspected insurgents in Basrah, eight wanted men in Babil, eight wanted insurgents in raids nationwide, and three terrorists in Diyala. Two civilians were killed in attacks in Mosul and one civilian was wounded in a suicide attack in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 29, 2008 1:31 PM | Entry
Three policemen were killed and 10 were wounded in two bombings in Fallujah. One Iraqi was killed and 21 were wounded in a bombing in Mosul. A US solider was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad. Police detained eight terrorists in Diyala and four more in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 28, 2008 3:09 PM | Entry
Twenty-two civilians were killed and 54 were wounded in a car bombing at a market in central Baghdad. Three civilians were killed and 10 were wounded in a bombing Babil province. Police in Ramadi killed the al Qaeda leader who escaped from prison yesterday. Police in Kirkuk detained two insurgents planting a bomb and an Iraq soldier who shot at a council member. More than 2,000 Iraqi families have returned to their homes in eastern Baghdad this year.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 27, 2008 10:40 AM | Entry
Six police men and seven al Qaeda prisoners were killed during a jailbreak in Ramadi; three local al Qaeda leaders escaped. Four Iraqis were killed and 25 were wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad. Three soldiers were killed in a bombing in Balad Ruz. Police killed a suicide bomber in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 26, 2008 4:33 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained eight insurgents near Huweija, four in northern and western Iraq, seven in central Iraq, and two in Mosul. A US soldier was killed in an indirect fire attack in Mosul. Four civilians were killed and 25 were wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombing near Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 25, 2008 1:43 PM | Entry
Three US soldiers were killed in an accident in southern Iraq. Iraqi forces captured five "criminals" in Baghdad and four wanted men in Fallujah. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombing in Fallujah, and seven civilians and four soldiers were wounded in a IED attacks in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 24, 2008 1:54 PM | Entry
Four policemen and a civilian were killed in a bombing in Tarmiyah. Two policemen were wounded in a shooting in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 14 "wanted men" in Thi Qar province and captured two more in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 23, 2008 2:39 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 89 "wanted men" in Diwaniyah, 13 al Qaeda operatives in Samarra, six "criminals and terrorists" in Basrah, five terrorists in Baghdad, and an "Iranian infiltrator" in Diyala. A US Marine was killed during fighting in Anbar province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 22, 2008 1:49 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda fighter and detained 25 more during raids throughout Iraq; a terrorist leader was also detained in Khan Bani Sab. US troops captured a Hezbollah Brigades leader and two associates, and two Special Groups leaders and eight operatives during separate raids in Baghdad. Iraqi troops arrested five "wanted men" in Samarra and two "criminals" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 21, 2008 7:03 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Tikrit and detained nine insurgents in Hillah. Iraqi SWAT teams killed an al Qaeda fighter and captured two in northern Iraq. US troops detained two "criminals" in Baghdad and reportedly arrested a police captain and two of his brothers in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 20, 2008 9:00 PM | Entry
US forces detained an Iranian Qods Force agent and an associate near Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi police found seven severed heads in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 19, 2008 4:02 PM | Entry
Iraqi counterterrorism forces detained 35 members of the Interior Ministry for involvement in a potential coup to restore the Baathist party to power. US and Iraqi forces detained six al Qaeda fighters in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained six insurgents in Kirkuk. Coalition forces captured 12 al Qaeda fighters in raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 18, 2008 2:33 PM | Entry
Twenty-five Iraqis were killed in dual bombings outside of a police station in eastern Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured 18 wnated men in Basrah, 16 more in Baghdad, and four "criminals" in northwestern Baghdad. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 14 more during raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 17, 2008 7:12 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained three in northern Iraq, detained 24 al Qaeda operatives in Central Iraq, and captured a League of the Righteous operative north of Baghdad. Police detained an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk. Six Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in two bombings in Diyala. Iraqi forces foiled a suicide attack in Abu Ghraib.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 16, 2008 12:15 PM | Entry
Eight policemen were killed and 10 more were wounded in a bombing west of Baghdad. Gunmen murdered seven Yazidis in Sinjar. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi in Tarmiyah. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and captured 13 in raids nationwide. Iraqi forces captured 11 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 15, 2008 6:28 PM | Entry
An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President Bush during a press conference with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured 10 al Qaeda operatives and one "criminal." US troops detained five "criminals" in Baghdad. One Iraqi policeman was killed and one was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Al Kut; nine suspects were detained.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 14, 2008 10:00 PM | Entry
Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout the country and arrested six more in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained seven suspects in Basrah and six in Dhi Qhar. Insurgents killed a soldier, a policeman, and a local mayor in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 13, 2008 9:42 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 48 suspected insurgents south of Mosul, two al Qaeda fighters in Samarra, and three Mahdi Army fighters in Durayji. Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in central Iraq and a Mahdi Army weapons smuggler in New Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 12, 2008 3:55 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 55 Iraqis in an attack on a tribal meeting between Sunnis and Kurds at a restaurant in Kirkuk. President Talabani was to have visited Kirkuk. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda fighters in Baghdad and Mosul, and detained a "criminal leader" in New Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained four "suspects" behind attacks in Jalawlaa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 11, 2008 8:29 PM | Entry
Coalition force killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 18 more during raids in central Iraq. No security incidents were reported in Baghdad today. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded win an IED attack in Jalawlaa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 10, 2008 6:31 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 17 wanted men in Basrah and disabled 50 IEDs in Diwaniyah. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda fighters in raids throughout Iraq. US troops detained two al Qaeda fighters and three Special Groups operatives in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 9, 2008 3:20 PM | Entry
General Odierno said al Qaeda still has the capacity to return to areas it once controlled. US forces detained four Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 16 insurgents in Baghdad and al Qaeda's emir in Miqdadiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 8, 2008 4:05 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 21 al Qaeda operatives, and al Qaeda cell leader, and a senior Hezbollah Brigades operative. Iraqi forces arrested 16 "wanted men" in Maysan, nine in Basrah, "several" men behind bombings in Fallujah, and an al Qaeda leader in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 7, 2008 4:33 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested 73 wanted men in Maysan province and 43 more in Wasit province. Coalition forces captured 18 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. A suicide bomber killed one policeman and wounded 10 Iraqis in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 6, 2008 9:06 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 23 more in raids nationwide. A raid north of Baghdad uncovered an al Qaeda children suicide ring. Iraqi and US forces detained five "criminals" in Baghdad. The Iraqi military returned 276 former officers back to duty in Diyala. The government and the Kurds are close to setting the dispute over the northern oil fields.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 5, 2008 1:52 PM | Entry
The Presidential Council approved the US-Iraq security agreement. Iraqi forces detained 88 wanted persons and suspects in Basrah and 20 more in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and detained 32 more in raids nationwide. Seven Iraqis were killed and 35 more were wounded in a bombing in Fallujah. Eight civilians were wounded in a suicide attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 4, 2008 8:45 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 16 "wanted men" in Baghdad and nine more in Nasiriyah. Coalition forces captured two Hezbollah Brigades "terrorists" and killed another in Baghdad’s Karadah district, and captured four al Qaeda fighters and killed one. Insurgents killed a policeman and four 4 civilians in a drive-by shooting in Jalawlaa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 3, 2008 3:00 PM | Entry
Five Iraqis were killed and 25 others were wounded in a car bombing in Tal Afar. Four Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded in an attack in Mosul. Coalition forces captured three al Qaeda leaders and detained five operatives in central and northern Iraq. Police in Dhi Qhar defused 10 bombs believed to have been placed to assassinate Prime Minister Maliki.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 2, 2008 4:35 PM | Entry
Bombings in Baghdad and Mosul killed 30 Iraqis. Iraqi forces captured an Ansar al Sunnah regional leader and a Mahdi Army cell member, 23 "gunmen" in Kirkuk, eight al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq, and five Mahdi Army fighters in Dhi Qhar province. Coalition forces captured four Hezbollah Brigades fighters and an al Qaeda car bomb specialist in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 1, 2008 6:44 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 105 "wanted men" in Basrah, 18 in Mosul, 15 in Baghdad, and eight al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq. US forces captured an al Qaeda in Iraq car bomb cell leader and three "criminals" in Baghdad. The UN said "militants" would try to disrupt elections.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 30, 2008 6:46 PM | Entry
A rocket attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad's International Zone killed two civilians and wounded 15. Coalition forces captured a senior member of the Hezbollah Brigades in Baghdad, eight Special Groups fighters, and six "criminals" in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained a "Mahdi Army Special Groups (JAM-SG) criminal leader" and two al Qaeda operates in northern Iraq. Four policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 29, 2008 12:08 PM | Entry
Twelve Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in a suicide attack on a Mosque in Babel; the bomber is suspected of being an Afghan national. Iraqi forces detained seven "suspects" in Al Kut and five al Qaeda operatives in Diyala. Coalition forces captured two al Qaeda leaders in Bayji and Mosul. US troops captured four Special Groups fighters in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 28, 2008 11:29 AM | Entry
The Parliament passed the security pact with the US by a vote of 149 out of 198 members present; the Presidential Council must now approve the agreement. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda fighter and captured 10 in raids throughout Iraq, and captured a Hezbollah Brigades fighter near Sadr City. Eighteen female suicide bombers turned themselves in under an amnesty program. Two Iraqis were killed and 29 were wounded in two bombings in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 27, 2008 9:51 AM | Entry
The Iraqi parliament has delayed the vote on the US-Iraqi security agreement. Iraqi forces detained 97 people on criminal and terror charges in Basrah, 18 wanted men in Karbala, six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, three wanted men in Hillah, and a Special Groups operative in Wasit. US forces captured 18 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 26, 2008 2:01 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured seven Special Groups operatives in central Iraq and found a key al Qaeda leader in a prison in Basrah. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained nine during raids throughout Iraq. Two Iraqis were killed and four were wounded during a clash between Awakening fighters and an armed group in Dalouiya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 25, 2008 11:33 AM | Entry
Sixteen Iraqis were killed in three bombings in Baghdad; a mentally handicapped female suicide was used in one of the attacks. Iraqi forces detained six insurgents in Babil and five more in Al Kut. Coalition forces captured 18 al Qaeda operatives in raids throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 24, 2008 8:59 PM | Entry
US forces captured eight members of the League of the Righteous and six Hezbollah Brigades operatives during raids in Baghdad, and captured seven al Qaeda fighters during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi forces detained nine insurgents in Basrah, 11 in Kirkuk, and eight in Baghdad. Nine Iraqis were wounded in two bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 23, 2008 3:25 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 16 al Qaeda operatives during a series of raids and captured seven more in Baghdad. Iraqi forces killed one al Qaeda fighter and captured 15 in Khanaan, and captured another six in southern Diyala. An Iranian with forged documents was detained in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 22, 2008 3:46 PM | Entry
Police captured an al Qaeda in Iraq leader and three cell members in Diyala. Iraqi troops killed one insurgent and captured three during an operation in Diwaniyah. US troops detained three "criminals" in Baghdad. Three civilians were killed and 19 were wounded in bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 21, 2008 2:22 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured five al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 more. Iraqi forces captured four al Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq operatives in northern Iraq and detained two "wanted men" in Wasit province. Two al Qaeda suicide bombers died during premature detonations during a raid in Diyala province. An Iraqi soldier was killed while attempting to defuse a bomb in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 20, 2008 6:54 PM | Entry
Iraqi parliamentarians clashed over the status of forces agreement while supporters of the agreement rallied in Sunni and Shia cities. Iraqi forces detained 42 insurgents in Baghdad and killed four more in Tikrit. Coalition forces captured nine al Qaeda operatives. Iraqi and US troops captured seven insurgents in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 19, 2008 9:15 PM | Entry
US forces captured a senior Qods Force officer in Baghdad. Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and captured 14 in Baghdad, US troops captured 10 insurgents in Tarmiyah and captured 18 al Qaeda fighters during raids nationwide. US and Iraqi forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and captured four more during operations in Mosul. One Iraqi was killed and 16 were wounded in a bombing in Sinjar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 18, 2008 4:08 PM | Entry
Iraq's cabinet approved the status of forces agreement. Iraqi security forces arrested a senior leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State in Iraq in Mosul and detained 10 insurgents in Baghdad. Bombings in Baghdad, Sulaimaniyah, Kirkuk, and Amarah wounded 48 Iraqis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 17, 2008 2:19 PM | Entry
Six Iraqis were killed and 15 were wounded in car bombing in Jalawlaa. Three Iraqis were killed and seven were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and captured 10 in raids nationwide. Iraqi forces killed two al Qaeda fighters in Mosul and two more in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 16, 2008 9:12 PM | Entry
Ten Iraqis were killed and 20 were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Tal Afar. A US Marine was killed in an IED attack in Ramadi. Iraqi forces arrested nine "wanted men" in Thi Qhar, two al Qaeda fighters in Iskandariyah and a Special Groups leader in Al Kut, and a "dangerous wanted" man in Mosul. Coalition forces killed on al Qaeda operative and captured five more.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 15, 2008 8:10 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr threatened to renew attacks. Coalition forces detained 11 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide and an IED facilitator in Mosul. Iraqi forces captured six "wanted men" in Amarah, four al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and three insurgents in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 14, 2008 3:53 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces killed two al Qaeda suicide bombers in Mosul and arrested 21 "wanted men"in Diyala province. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda fighter and captured nine during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq’s financial, explosives, and leadership networks. A police officer was killed in Ramadi and 17 civilians were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 13, 2008 8:11 PM | Entry
A purported Iraqi soldier killed two US soldiers and wounded six during a joint patrol in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained 130 suspects in Basrah and 32 insurgents in Diyala. Iraqi troops also arrested al Qaeda's "number one butcher" and an emir in Diyala. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 16 more, and killed one Hezbollah Brigades operative and captured two in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 12, 2008 7:02 PM | Entry
Iraqi Security Forces captured 66 insurgents south of Mosul, 11 al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq, eight wanted men in Nasariyah, and eight insurgents in Kirkuk. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 18 more. Iraqi troops captured an "Iranian infiltrator" in Al Kut while US forces killed a Hezbollah Brigades operative and captured two others. Three Iraqis were killed and 23 were wounded in bombings in Baghdad. A car bomb attack wounded 15 Iraqis outside of a stadium in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 11, 2008 4:33 PM | Entry
Twenty-eight Iraqis were killed and 68 were wounded in a coordinated suicide and car bombing attack in Baghdad. A 13-year-old female suicide bomber killed four Awakening fighters in Baqubah. Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, Mosul, and Mahmudiyah. Iraqi troops captured 16 insurgents in Ninewa province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 10, 2008 5:04 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber killed three Iraqis in an attack at a hospital in Amiriyat al Fallujah. Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Iraqi troops detained 42 suspected terrorists in Mosul. Coalition forces captured eight al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, Mosul, and Tikrit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 9, 2008 4:04 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 22 al Qaeda operatives throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces captured 14 al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq, 12 insurgents in Ninewa, an al Qaeda leader in Fallujah, and another leader in Baqubah. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in Mosul. One US soldier was killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 8, 2008 11:15 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 24 al Qaeda operatives in raids throughout the country. US troops detained a known Special Groups leader in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Three Iraqis were killed and 16 were wounded in three IED attacks in Baghdad. One Awakening fighter was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack north of Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 7, 2008 2:49 PM | Entry
Police arrested nine "wanted men" north of Baqubah. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq, and killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 11 more in Mosul. Six Iraqis were killed and 20 were wounded in a series of bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 6, 2008 3:25 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi troops detained nine insurgents in Kirkuk and captured three insurgents in Mosul. Four Iraqis were killed and nine wounded in a suicide car bombing in Baghdad. Two Iraqi policemen were killed in Mosul and one was killed in Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 5, 2008 2:39 PM | Entry
Fourteen Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 20 insurgents north of Baqubah, 20 insurgents in Mosul, and a Special Groups leader in Hillah. US troops captured a Special Groups cell leader in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 4, 2008 3:19 PM | Entry
Six Iraqis were killed and 20 were wounded in bombing in Baghdad. The Special Groups fired four rockets at the US base in Al Kut. Coalition forces detained 20 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi troops detained three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad and captured an al Qaeda leader in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 3, 2008 4:54 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured a Special Groups battalion commander, four al Qaeda cell leaders, and three operatives. US soldiers captured a Special Groups roadside bomb emplacer in Baghdad. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in a bombing in Mosul. One policeman was killed in a bombing in Baghdad. Three children were killed in an IED attack in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 2, 2008 2:16 PM | Entry
More than 600 Sons of Iraq began in-processing at the Al Furat Iraqi Police Training Center. Iraqi forces detained four suspects in Diyala and five "wanted men" in Amarah. Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 1, 2008 8:10 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested 220 suspected al Qaeda fighters in Owesat. Iraqi and US troops searched the home of a female Sadrist lawmaker. Iraqi forces captured an Islamic State of Iraq financier in Baghdad and an insurgent in Tikrit. Three Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 31, 2008 4:41 PM | Entry
The Amarah SWAT teams detained the second-in-command of the Special Groups in the Maysan Province in Basrah. Police defused two 240-mm caliber rockets in Amarah. Iraqi forces detained 39 "wanted individuals" in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda operatives. Twelve Iraqis were killed in two bombings in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 30, 2008 3:36 PM | Entry
Wast province became the 13th of Iraq's 18 provinces to transition to Iraqi control. Iraqi security forces captured 28 "wanted men" in Baghdad, 15 al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq. Iraqi troops also found a massive cache in Sadr City, which included 43 EFPs. Coalition forces captured five Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Amarah, two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad, and,two al Qaeda operatives in Tikrit.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 29, 2008 5:31 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 180 suspects in a sweep in Basrah, 22 insurgents in Baghdad, and five al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Coalition forces detained four Hezbollah Brigades fighters in Abd ar Rahman and seven al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Four Iraqi police recruits were murdered in Mosul. An Iraqi court convicted one man for the brutal murder of three US soldiers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 28, 2008 8:26 PM | Entry
US troops killed five Mahdi Army fighters after they attacked a New Baghdad outpost. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operative and captured seven during raids nationwide. Iraqi forces arrested an "Iranian infiltrator" in Basrah, a Special Groups leader in Al Kut, seven al Qaeda operatives in Diyala and Ninewa, twelve insurgents near Tal Afar, and 14 insurgents in Kirkuk. One civilian was killed and 14 were wounded in three IED attacks in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 27, 2008 6:52 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi troops captured three Special Groups operatives during raids in Baghdad. A policeman was killed in a gunfight and two were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Eight Iraqis were wounded in two IED attacks in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 26, 2008 11:01 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained five al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. US troops detained a Special Grousp cell leader and a fighter in Abu T'shir. Iraqi troops detained four "wanted persons" in Nasiriyah. One Iraqi soldier and three al Qaeda fighters were killed during a clash in Salahadin province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 25, 2008 1:01 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested 15 al Qaeda fighters in Ninewa, 14 fighters in Diyala, and 13 "wanted men" in Maysan. US troops captured five Special Groups fighters in Bagdad and eight al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 24, 2008 1:52 PM | Entry
Babil province is the 12th of 18 provinces to transfer security to Iraqi control. Ten Iraqis were killed and more than 20 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad. Iraqi forces arrested five "wanted men" in Amarah. Coalition forces captured two al Qaeda bomb makers in Habbaniyah and detained three Special Groups operatives in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 23, 2008 12:38 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested 21 insurgents in Mosul, 13 in Kirkuk, and seven al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Coalition forces captured an Qaeda bomb maker in Tikrit. Four Iraqis were killed and three were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 22, 2008 3:52 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces arrested 29 suspected insurgents in Baghdad, a car bomber in Tal Afar, an al Qaeda fighter in Jalawlaa, and five members of the Popular Committees in Diyala. Coalition forces detained three drunken Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad, four Special Groups operatives in Al Jadidah, and five al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Terrorists bombed a water station in the Dalouiya region.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 21, 2008 10:45 AM | Entry
Police captured three Qods Force officers in Al Kut. Iraqi troops killed a Saudi al Qaeda leader in Diyala province. Iraqi forces detained 65 suspected insurgents in Ninewa province, 15 in Baghdad, and ten in Maysan province. Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives in and around Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 20, 2008 4:20 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured four Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured eight "wanted men" in Nasariyah. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and another leader and three operatives in Diyala. An Awakening leader and four Iraqis were killed in Balad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 19, 2008 2:56 PM | Entry
The Sadrists drew tens of thousands of Iraqis to protest the security agreement with the US. Iraqi border guards detained four Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps officers in Mandali. US forces captured a senior Hezbollah Brigades operative in Abd ar Rhman and two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured 45 insurgents in Baghdad and five al Qaeda operatives in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 18, 2008 8:21 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained eight al Qaeda operatives in Babil and two female suicide bombers in Diyala. Coalition forces captured three al Qaeda suspects during operations in Baghdad and Kirkuk. One Iraqi soldier was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 17, 2008 4:10 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two Special Groups fighters in Oubaidy, and captured two in Baghdad and one in Zafaraniyah. US troops captured four al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Iraqi troops captured 15 Sunni terrorists in raids throughout Iraq. Three policemen and four civilians were killed in a clash with the Mahdi Army in Maysan province. A US soldier was killed in a mortar attack in Diyala province. An Iraqi intelligence chief and two of his children were wounded in an IED attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 16, 2008 7:31 PM | Entry
US forces killed al Qaeda in Iraq's second in command. US and Iraqi officials have agreed on terms of the status of forces agreement; the agreement has been submitted to Iraqi political leaders for approval. Iranian officials have attempted to bribe Iraqi members of parliament not to vote for the agreement. Iraqi soldiers detained 13 wanted men in Ninewa province, captured two al Qaeda operatives in Jalawlaa, and arrested a Syrian citizen who illegally entered Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 15, 2008 3:43 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained in northern and central Iraq Monday and Tuesday. Iraqi forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Hillah and Baghdad and nine al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and Al Lakhsaf. Police arrested "a number of suspected and wanted individuals" during operations in Diwaniyah. A Kuwaiti was arrested in eastern Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 14, 2008 2:37 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained seven Special Groups fighters in Nasariyah and four in Amarah. Police captured a female suicide bomber and four al Qaeda operatives in Diyala province. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda suspects in Mosul and Baghdad. Iraqi forces deployed to Mosul to protect Christians from a wave of killings; al Qaeda denied being behind the attacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 13, 2008 2:45 PM | Entry
The Interior Minister has fired more than 20,000 policemen in an effort to stamp out corruption. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda fighters in Mosul and captured two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed and 35 wounded in two suicide car bomb attacks in Mosul. Eleven Iraqis were killed in bombings in Baghdad. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in sniper attacks and two Awakening fighters were killed in an ambush in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 12, 2008 8:15 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained a Sadrist leader in Amarah, captured a key member of the Islamic State of Iraq in Suwayra, and arrested four al Qaeda fighters north of Baqubah. US troops arrested four policemen in Miqdadiyah. Police found 15 missile launchers in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 11, 2008 4:50 PM | Entry
Ten Iraqis were killed and 25 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad. Four Iraqis were killed and 18 wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Eight Iraqi soldiers were wounded in a car bombing in Fallujah. Coalition forces captured eight al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq. Iraqi troops killed three al Qaeda fighters and 12 in northern Iraq, and captured two Special Groups leaders. Saudi Arabia will reopen its embassy in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 10, 2008 3:16 PM | Entry
A Sadrist member of parliament and three civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad. The director of the Karbala provincial council was killed in an IED attack. Iraqi forces captured eight al Qaeda operatives and a Special groups fighter in raids nationwide. US troops captured three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad and two al Qaeda operatives in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 9, 2008 6:18 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber killed nine Iraqis in Baqubah. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 12 suspects in raids throughout Iraq. Policemen captured nine al Qaeda operatives while three policemen were killed in an IED attack in Ninewa province. US and Iraqi troops captured two Special Groups fighters in Babil and one in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 8, 2008 4:09 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 16 al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq. Police detained 10 insurgents in Mosul. Coalition forces captured five Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Al Kut and a Special Groups fighter in Baghdad. A US Soldier was killed in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 7, 2008 3:48 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 10 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids near Sharqat and in Fallujah. Policemen captured three insurgents planting an IED in Saadiya. US and Iraqi troops captured two women and a man in possession of explosives. One policeman was killed in an attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 6, 2008 9:14 PM | Entry
An al Qaeda suicide bomber detonated his vest during a raid in Mosul. Three women, three children, and five terrorists were killed in the explosion. Iraqi forces captured two al Qaeda emirs and nine fighters in Buhriz and detained six al Qaeda operatives during operations in northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 5, 2008 2:23 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in northern and central Iraq. Iraqi forces detained a senior al Qaeda leader and 14 operatives in Mosul. Police captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Wasit province. One Iraqi soldier was killed after two US helicopters collided in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 4, 2008 8:03 PM | Entry
Iraq presidency council approved the provincial election law; elections will be held in January. Coalition forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Baghdad and detained 18 al Qaeda operatives in raids nationwide. US troops detained seven Special Groups fighters in Baghdad and a Army of the Righteous weapons smuggler in Amarah. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack south of Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 3, 2008 8:19 PM | Entry
Thirteen Iraqis were killed and 49 were wounded in two suicide attacks outside of Shia mosques in Baghdad. The Iraqi government has assumed control over 45,000 members of the Sons of Iraq in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured seven Special Groups operatives during raids throughout central Iraq and five more in Basrah. US troops captured two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 2, 2008 6:50 PM | Entry
Three Iraqis were killed and 30 were wounded in a bombing near a shrine in southern Salahadin province. Five Iraqis were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained six al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul, Baghdad, and in the Jazeera Desert. ISF troops detained two Special Groups fighters and found large amounts of weapons in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 1, 2008 3:49 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 25 suspected Soldiers of Heaven members in Babil province and 14 Special Groups fighters in Al Kut. Security forces arrested the Jalawlaa emergency police commander. Coalition forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and Mosul. US troops detained five Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. A US soldier was killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 30, 2008 5:34 PM | Entry
Security forces detained 21 policemen believed to be behind the Saadiya bombing. Coalition forces detained seven al Qaeda operatives in and around Baghdad. Three al Qaeda fighters were killed in Baqubah. The Hillah SWAT found numerous illegal weapons in an office run by the Badr Corporation. Coalition Detainee Operations released more than 14,150 prisoners this year.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 29, 2008 3:37 PM | Entry
Thirty-two Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and detained 29 in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured three Hezbollah Brigades fighters in Naharwan and seven al Qaeda operatives throughout Iraq. Iraqi security forces are planning security for the end of Ramadan celebrations in Najaf.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 28, 2008 10:11 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq and five Hezbollah Brigades fighters in New Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured an al Qaeda leader in Tarmiyah. A policeman and a Kurdish security guard were killed during a clash in Jalawlaa. Four policemen were wounded and three insurgents were captured during a raid in Touz Khormato.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 27, 2008 8:27 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces detained 53 suspected Shia insurgents in Nasiriyah. The former chief of police in Haditha was detained for involvement with "armed groups." Three civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baqubah. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack near Iskandariyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 26, 2008 2:50 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured 43 Special groups fighters in Dhi Qhar and nine in Wasit province. Iraqi troops killed three insurgents and captured three more in Ninewa province. Coalition forces and Iraqi Police captured 22 wanted individuals in Siniyah. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. A US soldier was killed in a suicide attack in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 25, 2008 3:44 PM | Entry
Violence during Ramadan is 82 percent less when compared with levels in 2007. Eleven policemen and eight Awakening fighters were killed during an ambush in the village of Dulaymat in Diyala province. Iraqi forces detained 26 insurgents in Baghdad, four insurgents in Ninewa, and eight Sunni terrorists throughout Iraq. Coalition forces detained five al Qaeda operatives in Kirkuk and Mosul, and a Special Groups weapons smuggler in Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 24, 2008 2:43 PM | Entry
Iraq’s Interior Ministry said it has hired 2,000 Awakening fighters in Diyala since July. Iraqi troops captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Diyala and arrested three fighters in Ninewa province. Coalition forces detained seven al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq. US soldiers detained six Special Groups fighters in Baghdad’s Rashid district. A US soldier was killed in an attack in Salman Pak.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 23, 2008 8:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured seven al Qaeda fighters in Salahadin, 13 operatives in Mosul, and seven fighters and a leader in Diyala. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and captured four. Five children were killed and three were wounded in a bombing in Mosul. Three Iraqis were killed and five were wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 22, 2008 10:46 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured five Special Groups fighters in New Baghdad and 25 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi troops detained 14 insurgents south of Baghdad. Two Iraqis were killed and were 42 wounded in a truck bombing in Mosul. Two Iraqis were killed and 23 were wounded in a car bombing in Kirkuk. A new operation has been launched in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 21, 2008 6:34 PM | Entry
Iraqi Special Operations Forces killed one Special Groups fighter and captured eight during operations in central Iraq. US troops captured two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad and detained two more in Al Kut. Iraqi troops captured eight al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq and detained 14 insurgents in Baghdad. A suicide bomber killed two civilians and wounded 17 at a soccer match in Tal Afar. Two police were killed in Mosul and one was killed near Haditha. A cleric loyal to Muqtada al Sadr was gunned down in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 20, 2008 3:56 PM | Entry
The US military said a raid near Tikrit province killed four insurgents and three civilians; Iraqi police said eight civilians were killed. Coalition forces captured eight al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul, Samarra, and Baghdad. US soldiers killed the IED emir in the Miqdadiyah area. Iraqi police captured a Special Groups leader in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 19, 2008 1:36 PM | Entry
Seven US soldiers were killed in a CH-47 helicopter crash in Basrah. Iraqi forces detained 48 suspected insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 12 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. Iraqi forces killed one Special Groups operative and captured four during a raid in Hillah. Iraqi and US forces detained six Special Groups fighters behind IED attacks in northern Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 18, 2008 10:55 PM | Entry
Eight Iraqis were killed and 25 wounded in a series of car bombs in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces arrested 20 wanted individuals in Baghdad and eight in Kirkuk. Coalition forces detained four al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and Bayji.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 17, 2008 3:06 PM | Entry
Iraq's parliament will vote on the elections law and review the status of forces agreement with the US on Sept. 17. Iraqi soldiers captured a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Ninewa province. US troops captured two Sunni snipers in Baghdad. Two policemen were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad; one was killed in a bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 16, 2008 9:50 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces killed al Qaeda's leader in Tamin (Kirkuk) province and captured the leader of Diyala province. Iraqi forces detained 63 suspected al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in Ninewa province. US troops captured two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. A female suicide bomber killed 22 Iraqis and wounded 33 in Diyala province. Two car bombings in Baghdad killed 12 Iraqis and wounded 25. More than 6,000 officers and 20,000 enlisted soldiers from the former Iraqi Army have been reintegrated into the security forces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 15, 2008 3:07 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces detained 30 insurgents during a month-long operation in the Sulayman Bak region. Police arrest five men behind yesterday's murder of four Iraqi journalists in Mosul. Coalition forces detained eight suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers found a massive cache containing EFPs and Iranian explosives in Sadr City. The representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani called on the parliament to ratify the election law.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 14, 2008 6:04 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi forces captured four Mahdi Army fighters in Maysan province. US soldiers detained a Special Groups leader in Baghdad’s Rashid district. Nine Peshmerga soldiers were killed and two were wounded in a bombing in Khanaqin. Four Iraqi journalists were kidnapped and murdered in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 13, 2008 6:32 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 27 and wounded more than 40 in an attack on a police station in Dujail. A suicide bomber killed two and wounded 13 outside a mosque in Sinjar. Iraqi and Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained 13 during raids nationwide. Coalition forces captured two Hezbollah Brigades operatives in New Baghdad. Police captured two Special Groups fighters in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 12, 2008 3:25 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 18 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained 42 insurgents in Baghdad. US troops captured four Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Five civilians were killed in an attack in Diyala. Eleven civilians were wounded in a bombing near a shrine in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 11, 2008 9:51 PM | Entry
Foreign Minister Zebari said the US-Iraqi negotiations on the status of forces agreement are nearing completion. Iraqi troops detained seven Special Groups operatives in central Iraq; US troops captured a cell member in Baghdad and four operatives in Muwaffaqiya. Police captured 15 al Qaeda fighters in Buhriz, three in Touz Khormato, and two in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 10, 2008 7:52 PM | Entry
The US will maintain troop current levels in Iraq through the end of the year. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained two suspects during raids in the Baghdad area. Two policemen were killed in Mosul and one was killed in Isahaqi. One Iraqi was killed and six were wounded in eastern Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 9, 2008 5:05 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 71 insurgents in Baghdad and four Special Groups fighters in Wasit. One policeman was killed and four were wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Mosul. An Awakening leader was kidnapped in Diyala. The US released 433 detainees during the first week of Ramadan.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 8, 2008 9:00 PM | Entry
Six Iraqis were killed and 32 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Tal Afar. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. Iraqi forces detained 24 insurgents in Baghdad and 13 terrorists and criminals in Basrah. US and Iraqi forces detained two Special Groups operatives in Hillah and Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 6, 2008 11:16 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives during operations in the Mosul region. US and Iraqi forces detained four Special Groups fighters in Maysan province. A senior police official in Wasit province and his wife were killed in an attack. More than 12,000 detainees have been released this year.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 5, 2008 4:25 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government will take over the Sons of Iraq program in October. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 15 during raids in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley. Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and captured 18 in Baghdad. Two US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 4, 2008 3:30 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed an al Qaeda weapons facilitator and detained eight fighters during raids in the Tigris River Valley and captured six operatives in Bayji and Mosul. Iraqi forces detained 40 insurgents in Baghdad. Iraqi and US soldiers detained four Special Groups operatives during air assaults in Dhi Qar and Maysan provinces. Police captured seven "wanted individuals" in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 3, 2008 10:13 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained four Hezbollah Brigades fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured four Special Groups fighters during raids throughout Iraq. US troops detained three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 16 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 2, 2008 7:54 PM | Entry
Security for Anbar province officially transferred to Iraqi control. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained 15 wanted men in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured two members of the Shia League of the Righteous in Muthanna province. One Iraqi was killed and seven were wounded in a suicide bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 1, 2008 10:31 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured five operatives from the Iranian-backed Army of the Righteous in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 14 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in Baghdad and central and northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers captured 14 al Qaeda fighters north of Baqubah. Iraqi police arrested two "wanted men" in Dhi Qhar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 31, 2008 10:08 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 26 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Sharqat, Mosul, Bayji, and the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi security forces captured 48 insurgents in Baghdad and nine al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and killed a Syrian fighter in Mosul. US forces detained three Hezbollah Brigades operatives in New Baghdad and two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi police captured three Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. Al Qaeda killed a Sons of Iraq leader and three family members in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 30, 2008 9:24 PM | Entry
Iraq signed a $3 billion oil contract with China. Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda operatives in the Hamrin Mountains region and Mahmudiyah. Iraqi security forces captured five al Qaeda fighters in Wasit province and 14 in Ninewa province. Police stopped a suicide attack in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 29, 2008 4:51 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained nine other during operations Tikrit, Baghdad, and the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi police captured 12 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Eight Iraqis were killed or wounded in an IED attack in Tikrit. Two US soliders were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 28, 2008 3:48 PM | Entry
US troops captured a senior Special Groups leader at Baghdad International Airport. Coalition forces killed three terrorists and captured six in Diyala and detained four al Qaeda operatives near Baghdad and Mosul. A US soldier died after being wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Two Iraqis were killed and 30 were wounded in three bombings in Baghdad. Fourteen civilians were wounded in an IED attack near Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 27, 2008 11:23 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 25 civilians and wounded 35 in an attack on a police recruiting station in northern Diyala. Iraqi forces detained 36 insurgents in Baghdad and three in Mosul. Coalition forces captured eight al Qaeda fighters in central and northern Iraq and two Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured four Special Groups operatives in possession of Iranian weapons in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 26, 2008 2:10 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained nine suspected al Qaeda operatives in raids nationwide. US troops captured three Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured two Mahdi Army fighters in Al Kut. A US soldier was killed by gunfire in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 25, 2008 8:53 PM | Entry
US and Iraq forces detained three senior al Qaeda leaders in Baghdad and a female suicide bomber in Baqubah. Iraqi forces detained 27 insurgents in Baghdad. A senior cleric associated with Ayatollah Sistani was assassinated in Basrah. Sistani dispelled reports he is in a coma. A suicide bomber killed 25 Iraqis during a celebration in Abu Ghraib. Five Iraqi soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in a bombing in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 24, 2008 10:17 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured 25 Mahdi Army fighters in Dhi Qhar. Iraqi forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and captured three in Diyala. Coalition forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives. Five civilians were killed and seven wounded in an IED attack in Kirkuk. An adviser to the culture ministry was killed in Baghdad and eight civilians were kidnapped in Baqubah. The government promised to incorporate 13,000 Sons of Iraq fighters in Baghdad into the security forces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 23, 2008 3:41 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 16 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in the central and northern Iraq. US troops captured two Special Groups leader in Rashid, a Special Groups leader in New Baghdad, and two Hezbollah Brigades associates also in New Baghdad. Three policemen in Dhi Qhar were detained for plotting assassinations of government officials. One Iraqi soldier was killed and eight were wounded in an IED attack in Buhriz in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 22, 2008 6:09 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces arrested 147 wanted and suspected gunmen during raids in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. US and Iraqi forces captured six terrorists in the Bani Sayd region. One civilian was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 21, 2008 10:34 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 46 insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad. Police captured five Mahdi Army fighters in Maysan and a key leader in Wasit. Two policemen were killed and one wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 20, 2008 8:55 PM | Entry
US troops detained two Special Groups leaders in Baghdad and an Asaib al Haq operative in Diyala. Iraqi troops captured two Special Groups operatives in central Iraq, three Mahdi fighters in Maysan, four more in Basrah, and four al Qaeda operatives in Miqdadiyah. Iraqi and US forces captured 12 al Qaeda suspects in raids nationwide. A US soldier was killed in a rocket attack near Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 19, 2008 2:44 PM | Entry
More than 460 wanted persons have been detained since the latest operation began in Diyala and 1,323 others surrendered as part of the amnesty program. Iraqi security forces detained 20 insurgents in Baghdad, eight in Basrah, and three in Wasit. Iraqi forces detained 14 al Qaeda-linked insurgents in raids nationwide. Coalition forces detained 11 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. A suicide car bomber killed five policemen in Ramadi.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 18, 2008 9:44 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber killed 12 Sons of Iraq fighters and wounded 24 in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured 99 insurgents in Karbala and 29 in Baghdad. US troops captured four Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda fighters in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 17, 2008 5:37 PM | Entry
Nine Iraqis were killed and 40 wounded in a car bombing in Balad; 17 Iraqis were wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained a Special Groups weapons supplier in Hillah, 15 Shia terrorists in Karbala, and two in possession of SA-7 Strella anti-aircraft missiles in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups operatives in Al Kut. Iraqi forces detained 27 insurgents in Baghdad, five al Qaeda fighters in Makhmour, and four in Mosul. Coalition forces captured 13 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 16, 2008 2:08 PM | Entry
Iran and Hezbollah continue to support Shia terror groups in Iraq. US Marines killed three insurgents in southwestern Anbar province. Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda fighters during raids in central and northern Iraq. US soldiers detained a Special Groups operative in the Rashid district of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 15, 2008 4:14 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained five while targeting the group's financial infrastructure in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 34 insurgents in Baghdad and captured an al Qaeda leader in Baqubah. Two police were killed and six were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah. Two police were killed and five wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. British forces are deploying along the Iranian border in Basrah province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 14, 2008 1:57 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured two propaganda experts from the Hezbollah Brigades during operations in the Mansour district of Baghdad. US forces captured an al Qaeda in Iraq leader and four associates. Iraqi security forces captured 12 al Qaeda operatives in Diyala and seven Shia extremists in Basrah. An IED attack killed two Iraqis and wounded seven in Mosul. US soldier and an interpreter were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 13, 2008 2:56 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained nine Hezbollah Brigades operatives and a Special Groups leader during raids in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids on bombing cells and financial networks around Baghdad and Mosul. Iraqi troops detained 22 insurgents in Baghdad. Three civilians were killed and three wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 12, 2008 2:18 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured 29 insurgents in Diyala, 24 "wanted men" in Baghdad, and 55 Mahdi Army fighters in Thi Qhar. Iraqi special forces captured 12 al Qaeda operatives in Diyala and 13 Special Groups operatives in central Iraq. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi and wounded 17 more in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 11, 2008 10:56 AM | Entry
Four Iraqis and one US soldier were killed, and 23 were wounded in an IED and suicide attack in Tarmiyah. Two Iraqis were killed and 25 were wounded in a car bomb attack in Khaniqan. Four Iraqis were killed and five wounded in an IED attack in New Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in Miqdadiyah and Buhriz. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters during raids in central and northern Iraq Saturday and Sunday.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 10, 2008 3:42 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops killed one insurgent and captured 50 during raids in Baghdad and killed four al Qaeda fighters and detain 30 in Diyala. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 14 suspects during operations in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces detained eight suspected al Qaeda fighters during a sweep in the near the village of Qarah Tappah near the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi troops captured seven Mahdi Army fighters in Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 9, 2008 2:27 PM | Entry
A car bomb in Tal Afar killed 21 Iraqis and wounded 66. Iraqi troops captured six al Qaeda leaders and nine fighters, and Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda fighters during raids in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained 36 insurgents in Babil province. US troops captured a Special Groups financier and five associates.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 8, 2008 6:25 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces captured 10 suspected al Qaeda operatives in Diyala. Coalition forces captured 25 al Qaeda fighters during operations nationwide and two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. Three police were killed in an IED attack and eight police were wounded in a suicide attack in Mosul. Eight Iraqis were killed in a land mine explosion in Nasiriyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 7, 2008 4:34 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured four "key wanted individuals" in Maysan and five "wanted men" in Basrah. Iraqi and Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. US troops captured three members of an IED cell in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 6, 2008 11:01 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured 53 insurgents in Diyala, 31 in Hillah, and eight in Basrah. Iraqi special forces captured an al Qaeda financier and four associates in Diyala. US troops captured 15 al Qaeda operatives, including a leader in Samarra. Police killed a Special Groups fighter and wounded two others in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 5, 2008 11:36 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces detained 37 insurgents during operations in Diyala province, including four senior al Qaeda leaders, and arrested 48 Mahdi Army fighters in Nasiriyah. Two Special Groups operatives were captured in Qurna. Iraqi troops killed two terrorists and captured five in Mosul. Coalition forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Twelve Iraqis were killed and 23 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 3, 2008 12:30 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested 265 suspects, including a senior al Qaeda leader, since operations began in Diyala five days ago. Five Awakening fighters were killed in a bombing in Diyala. Coalition forces detained 21 al Qaeda operatives operations in central and northern Iraq. More than 40,000 security forces have deployed in Karbala. Iraqi will purchase $11 billion of weapons from the US.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 2, 2008 1:15 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops killed four al Qaeda fighters, including two suicide bombers, and captured six in Dalouiya. Iraq security forces captured seven suspected terrorists during raids throughout Iraq, including four behind the suicide attack in Karmah in May. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Baghdad and Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on August 1, 2008 2:05 PM | Entry
The Diyala security operation has resulted in 189 detentions to date. US and Iraqi troops captured 14 al Qaeda operatives in Bayji, Baghdad, Mosul, Diyala, and Haditha. Coalition forces captured a Hezbollah Brigades operative in Baghdad. US troops captured 10 Special Groups fighters in Baghdad, including an EFP maker.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 31, 2008 10:34 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces have detained 54 suspected insurgents since the security operation in Diyala began. Iraqi and Coalition forces detained 12 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in central Iraq. Police captured three insurgents in Kirkuk. US troops captured four Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed and 10 were wounded in an IED attack in eastern Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 30, 2008 8:15 PM | Entry
The Diyala operation has begun; 20 "wanted men" have been captured and 10 IEDs have been defused. Coalition forces killed one known terrorist facilitator and detained 18 al Qaeda fighters. More than 100 senior and mid-level Mahdi Army and Sadrist leaders have been killed or captured since last summer. A "key" Mahdi Army leader and four associated were captured in New Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 29, 2008 3:39 PM | Entry
Four female suicide bombers killed 70 Iraqis and wounded more than 300 in attacks in Kirkuk and Baghdad. Iraqi and Coalition forces captured 88 al Qaeda operatives and killed four during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured 50 insurgents and defused 50 IEDs in Baghdad. Police detained five wanted men in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 28, 2008 6:36 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and captured 58 during an operation in Ninewa province; four Iraqi soldiers were killed during a firefight. Coalition forces detained five al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and Mosul. Iraqi forces captured an al Qaeda cell member in Babylon. Coalition forces captured two Special Groups "key leaders" and an operative in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured a Special Groups leader in Shula. More than 500 insurgents have reconciled since late June in the cities of Tikrit and Ad Dwar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 27, 2008 10:17 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 20 suspected al Qaeda fighters during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi special forces captured two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. US troops captured a Special Groups operative in New Baghdad. US troops found a large cache in the Kadhamiyah district of Baghdad that included Iranian-made C-4 and 11 EFPs.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 26, 2008 8:07 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured three al Qaeda cell leaders in Mosul, nine al Qaeda operatives in Rutbah and Zaidon, and four al Qaeda operatives and five Special Groups operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi forces captured 12 Special Groups operatives, including a leader, in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 25, 2008 8:13 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber killed eight Awakening fighters and wounded 15 during an attack in Baqubah. Iraqi security forces arrested 55 insurgents in Baghdad, 68 gunmen during an operation in Babil, and two Mahdi Army fighters in Wasit province. Coalition forces captured 20 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq. US troops captured four "criminals" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 24, 2008 10:00 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured 65 "wanted men" during the current operation in Babil province and nine wanted men in Basrah. Iraqi and US troops detained 24 insurgents in Miqdadiyah. More than 1,100 insurgents have reconciled with Iraqi and Coalition forces in Salahadin province since May. Three al Qaeda emirs surrendered to Iraqi and US forces. Coalition forces detained four al Qaeda operatives. US troops captured a Special Groups bomb expert in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 23, 2008 9:34 PM | Entry
Iraqi and Coalition forces captured seven al Qaeda operatives in Diyala and Tamim provinces. Iraqi security forces killed a suicide bomber in Fallujah and detained three "gunmen" in Karbala, four al Qaeda fighters in Kirkuk, and 10 insurgents throughout Iraq. Ansar al Islam is still active on the Iranian border. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombng in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 22, 2008 3:23 PM | Entry
US forces captured a Hezbollah Brigades propaganda specialist and a Mahdi Army fighter in Baghdad. Two security contractors and eight civilians were killed in an ambush in Mosul. A senior police officer was killed in an IED attack in Kirkuk. The Baghdad Police College graduated 1,698 new police officers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 21, 2008 5:09 PM | Entry
Provincial elections have been postponed until December 22. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 10 Special Groups operatives in Baghdad and Basrah and two al Qaeda operatives in Diyala. The Baghdad National Emergency Response Brigade killed six Special Groups operatives and detained two. Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 20, 2008 5:48 PM | Entry
The Sunni Accord Front has rejoined the government, but 100 members of parliament walked out over the list of Sunni leaders presented for ministry positions. The Najaf tribes will compete against Shia religious groups in the upcoming election. Iraqi forces captured a leader of the "Popular Committees" in Diyala and a leader of the 1920s Revolution Brigades in Najaf. Iraqi forces captured two al Qaeda operatives and 10 Mahdi Army fighters. US forces detained five "criminals" in Baghdad and a Special Groups leader in Taji.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 19, 2008 11:23 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured five Special Groups operatives in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 10 insurgents in Diyala and nine in Mosul. Awakening forces captured an al Qaeda leader in Samarra. Three soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a suicide attack north of Mosul. The K3 oil refinery in Haditha has been reopened.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 18, 2008 9:03 PM | Entry
Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri visited Baghdad while Kuwait named its ambassador to Iraq. Iran denied sponsoring the Special Groups. Coalition forces detained nine al Qaeda operatives during raids. Iraqi forces detained 15 insurgents in Baghdad and an al Qaeda leader in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 17, 2008 10:13 PM | Entry
Iraqi intelligence believes al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al Masri and other senior leader are sheltering in a village in Diyala province. Two Iraqis were killed and 15 wounded in separate suicide and IED attacks in Mosul. A female suicide bomber killed three Iraqis while trying to target a Baghdad council leader. Iraqi forces captured five Special Groups operatives during raids in Baghdad and Qaddisiyah provinces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 16, 2008 1:59 PM | Entry
Two suicide bombers killed 22 Iraqi Army recruits and wounded more than 55 in Baqubah while separate attacks killed 12 and wounded 17 in Mosul. Former Saddam deputy Izzat Ibrahim al Douri urged Sunni insurgents to fight on while criticizing the Mahdi Army and al Qaeda. Coalition forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives and Iraqi forces captured 11 during raids in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces arrested 21 Mahdi Army fighters in Dhi Qhar province. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 15, 2008 7:30 PM | Entry
Seventy insurgents surrendered to US forces in Baiji. An Iraqi SWAT team detained two Special Groups operatives during raids in Hillah and Al Kut. Coalition forces detained five suspected al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq. Two police were killed and nine wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Police stopped a suicide bomber in Mosul. Two Army officers were kidnapped near the Hamrin Mountains in Tamin province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 14, 2008 3:35 PM | Entry
The Iraqi military is awaiting the order to start an operation to clear Diyala province. Iraqi and US forces detained 39 suspected al Qaeda operatives in Dalouiya, Tal Afar, Samara, Baiji, Balad, and northern Iraq. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 13, 2008 9:06 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi forces detained 52 suspected insurgents in Baghdad, eight south of Baghdad, and 10 near Baqubah. Police detained nine people wanted for "terror and criminal cases" in Basrah province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 12, 2008 9:43 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained an al Qaeda bombing-cell leader and eight additional suspects in separate operations. Iraqi troops arrested 23 insurgents in southern Baghdad province. Iraqi security forces arrested 25 Sadrists during a raid on a mosque in Diwaniyah. The US military has denied Iranian reporters access to Coalition facilities.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 11, 2008 11:56 PM | Entry
Turkey and Iraq signed trade and security agreements, while Kuwait will name an ambassador to Iraq. US troops captured a "key" Special Groups leader in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured five Special Groups operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi troops captured 20 insurgents in Babil, 19 in Baghdad, and 10 Islamic State of Iraq fighters in Mosul. Coalition forces detained 30 al Qaeda fighters.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 10, 2008 3:30 PM | Entry
Eight civilians were killed and more than 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on the commanding general in Ninewa province. Coalition forces captured two suspected criminals in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad and a "high-ranking" Special Groups officer in Zafaraniyah. Iraqi forces captured three "armed group leaders" in Karbala. The last US "surge" brigade will leave Iraq this month.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 9, 2008 10:41 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 35 insurgents in Baghdad. Thirteen members of the Maysan provincial council suspended membership over he detention of Sadrist leaders. A US soldier and an interpreter were wounded in an IRAM attack in Sadr City. Jordan's King Abdullah postponed his trip to Iraq indefinitely due to "personal commitments."
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 8, 2008 10:09 PM | Entry
Nine civilians were killed and 12 were wounded in a suicide attack in Baqubah. The Iraqi Army claimed it captured the finance minister for al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq. Coalition forces captured 13 suspected al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. An Iraqi SWAT team captured five Special Groups operatives in central Iraq. Police detained five "wanted men" in Basrah and one in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 7, 2008 8:52 PM | Entry
Police detained a senior al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk while 20 fighters surrendered in the city. Coalition forces captured four al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad and blamed the Al Difili Special Groups cell for the bombing in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 6, 2008 10:26 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers killed one suicide bomber and captured eight al Qaeda fighters in Mosul. Coalition forces detained nine al Qaeda fighters in the north. Iraqi troops captured a Mahdi Army company commander in Baghdad and six fighters in Basrah. Iraq soldiers closed down a Sadrist office in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 5, 2008 11:02 PM | Entry
The Iraqi military said 1,120 "wanted men" have been detained in the Maysan operation. Iraqi forces detained the former police commander in Maysan. Iraqi special forces captured seven Special Groups operatives in Amarah and three al Qaeda operatives in Fallujah. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained 10 suspects during raids central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 4, 2008 11:21 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 during raids in central and northern Iraq. US soldiers detained seven Special Groups fighters in Baghdad's Rashid district. Iraqi security forces detained six Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah and two fighters in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 3, 2008 11:16 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces arrested the governor of Maysan province and three other senior Sadrist leaders. Iraqi forces arrested 15 "wanted men" in Basrah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups weapons facilitator and trainer and an associate during a raid in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured five Special Groups fighters. Fifty-eight insurgents surrendered to the government in Salahadin.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 2, 2008 4:25 PM | Entry
Iraqi special forces detained 20 Mahdi Army fighters and found several large caches during operations in Amarah. US soldiers detained three Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad's Rashid district. Two al Qaeda fighters were captured in northern Iraq and four were captured south of Baghdad. One Iraqi civilian was killed and 40 wounded in a car bomb attack south of Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on July 1, 2008 10:02 AM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained two in northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces arrested the Mahdi Army fighters and three al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad. Seven police were killed and three wounded in a car bomb attack in Dalouiya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 29, 2008 11:25 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained the leader of the Basrah Sadrist office in Amarah and 12 "terrorists" in Basrah. Iraq forces detained 43 insurgents in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. Five al Qaeda operatives were detained in Mosul and two leaders in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 28, 2008 10:19 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained eight, including a suspect in yesterday's suicide bombing in Karmah, during raids in central and northwest Iraq. The Mahawil Emergency Response Unit detained five al Qaeda operatives. Twenty-five wanted Mahdi Army fighters surrendered in Maysan province. US troops captured eight Mahdi Army fighters in the Rashid district in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 27, 2008 10:18 PM | Entry
The US military named al Qaeda's leader in Mosul who was killed during a raid on June 24. Al Qaeda killed 36 people, including three US Marines, in attacks in Karmah and Mosul. Iraqi security forces arrested 49 "wanted persons" in Baghdad. US and Iraqi troops captured 16 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Iraq may sue the United Nations over corruption charges in the Oil-for-Food program.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 26, 2008 7:46 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government integrated 9,000 Sons of Iraq members into Baghdad's police force. Three US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in an IED attack in Ninewa province. A US solider was killed in an EFP attack in eastern Baghdad. US troops killed seven Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained eight Special Groups operatives. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 12.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 25, 2008 11:38 AM | Entry
Coalition forces killed al Qaeda's leader of Mosul. Two US soldiers, two US civlians, and six Iraqis were killed in a bombing at a government center in Sadr City. The US military said a Special Groups operative was behind the attack. Four Mahdi Army fighters were detained in Baghdad; 44 were captured in Hillah; two were captured in Al Kut; and 15 were arrested in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 24, 2008 7:48 PM | Entry
Ten Awakening fighters were killed and 24 were wounded in a mortar attack on their checkpoint in Baqubah. Two US soldiers were killed and three wounded in a shooting in Salman Pak. Iraqi security forces detained 37 Mahdi Army fighters in Hillah. US and Iraqi forces arrested a senior al Qaeda leader in Salahadin province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 23, 2008 9:44 PM | Entry
Seven police and eight civilians were killed in a suicide bombing in Baqubah. Fourteen Iraqis were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Mosul. US soldiers killed six Mahdi Army fighters as they planted IEDs in New Baghdad. Iraqi troops arrested five Mahdi Army fighters in Amarah; US troops detained an IED cell member in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 14 al Qaeda operatives.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 22, 2008 11:47 PM | Entry
Five senior Sadrist leaders and a provincial department director were detained along with dozens of Mahdi Army fighters and 20 policemen in Amarah. Iraqi and US forces detained three senior-level Mahdi Army commanders during raids in Baghdad and Hillah. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and detained 18 during raids around Baghdad and detained 12 fighters in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 20, 2008 11:30 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained the Sadrist mayor of Amarah. US troops captured four Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers detained nine al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. The Sharqat Emergency Response Unit captured three al Qaeda fighters.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 19, 2008 11:01 PM | Entry
The US military said the Mahdi Army was behind yesterday's car bombing in Karadah that killed over 50 Iraqis. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Mahdi Army leader in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces arrested 12 policemen in Amarah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 15 during raids in northern Iraq. Eighteen Iraqis were wounded in a car bomb attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 18, 2008 10:36 PM | Entry
A car bombing killed 42 Iraqis and wounded 85 in an attack in a Shia neighborhood in northern Baghdad. A district cheif of police was killed in an IED attack in Wasit province. Coalition forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Al Kut while police seized a carload of Iranian-made weapons. US soldiers captured four Special Groups operatives in the Rashid district in Baghdad. The parliament banned contact with the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 17, 2008 11:06 PM | Entry
The Sadrist movement has decided to sit out the provincial elections. Iraqi forces detained 11 Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. The government replaced the chief of police in Maysan province. Coalition forces detained 33 al Qaeda fighters in raids throughout Iraq. Officials in Diyala believe al Qaeda has sent 25 female suicide bombers into the province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 15, 2008 10:19 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army has begun an offensive against the Mahdi Army in Maysan province. The US Army detained a senior Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured two Mahdi Army operatives in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 18 in central Iraq. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 15 raids in and around Mosul. The Mosul SWAT captured three al Qaeda fighters. Thirty-four Iraqis were wounded in a female suicide bomb attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 14, 2008 11:44 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr ordered the formation of a small group of fighters to attack Coalition forces only. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Mahdi Army leader and a company commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda operatives. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 13, 2008 10:18 PM | Entry
The Sons of Iraqi killed four al Qaeda fighters after coming under attack in Salahadin province. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups operative in Basrah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups operative in Al Kut. Three Iraqis were killed and 15 wounded in an IED attack in central Baghdad. One US soldier was killed in an IED attack in western Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 12, 2008 10:54 PM | Entry
More than 500 insurgents surrendered in Balad and 24 insurgents were captured south of Kirkuk. Police arrested 18 Mahdi Army fighters in Karbala. Coalition forces captured an Iranian-trianed IED expert and smuggler in Al Kut. Two police were killed and three wounded in an IED attack in Al Kut. Five Iraqis were killed and 10 wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 11, 2008 5:42 PM | Entry
Iraqi police captured 65 Mahdi Army fighters during operations in Dhi Qhar province. Police detained three Special Groups operatives believed to be involved in the February 2007 attack at the Karbala PJCC. Iraqi and Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained five during raids in northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained four al Qaeda operatives in the Tall Abtah area northwest of Mosul. Coalition forces detained two al Qaeda cell leaders and three associates in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 10, 2008 9:49 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 13 during raids in the North. Iraqi Army and police forces arrested 12 "wanted men" and seized a bomb factory in Basrah and found a large cache in Karbala. Five "wanted men" were captured north of Al Kut, and a man behind sectarian killings was captured in Karbala. One Iraqi soldier was killed and five civilians were wounded in an attack in the Rusafa district in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 9, 2008 5:14 PM | Entry
One US soldier was killed and 18 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kirkuk. Al Qaeda fighters killed five civilians in an attack at a market in the Khanaqin district in Diyala. Three Iraqis were killed and seven wounded in a mortar attack outside the Defense Ministry. Coalition forces captured an al Qaeda leader, a bombing cell leader, and four fighters in Mosul, and captured a Basrah-based Special Groups operative and his associate in the Rusafa district of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 8, 2008 7:29 PM | Entry
Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups operative in Amarah. Iraqi security forces arrested seven "wanted persons" in Wasit province, six in Basrah, and one in the Hartha area north of Basrah. Iraqi security forces arrested 19 "gunmen" in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 7, 2008 8:39 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed four terrorist and detained more than 20 during an operation targeting an al Qaeda terrorist network along the Tigris River Valley. Iraqi troops killed three al Qaeda operatives and captured six in Baqubah. Coalition forces detained 32 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and northern Iraq. The Salahadin SWAT detained two insurgents in Tikrit. Two Special Groups operatives surrendered near Al Kut.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 6, 2008 11:15 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces arrested 19 wanted men in Basrah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups smuggler and financier for Al Kut and a leader in Mahawil near Hillah. Iraqi soldiers found four EFPs amongst weapons caches in Sadr City. Iraqi troops killed five al Qaeda operatives and captured five in Baqubah. Police arrested a senior leader int he al Qaeda linked Mustafa Army in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 5, 2008 9:43 PM | Entry
US troops killed four Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups leader and five associates in Al Kut. Iraqi security forces detained 16 Mahdi Army fighters in Samawa and 16 more in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 3, 2008 9:32 PM | Entry
Nine Iraqis, including five policemen, were killed and 46 were wounded in a suicide attack on a police station in Mosul. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 31 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Police detained 18 Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah and six more in Diwaniyah. The spiritual leader of the Soldiers of Heaven was captured in central Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 2, 2008 10:21 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces captured 70 suspected insurgents after their patrol came under fire in Sharqat. Hit has been placed under curfew after a suicide bomber killed 14 Iraqis and wounded 10. US and Iraqi troops captured 11 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. The US has imposed sanctions on the Kurdistan Workers Party.
Posted by Bill Roggio on June 1, 2008 8:02 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured a senior Special Groups leader in the Rusafa district of Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured two Special Groups cell leaders and seven cell members. Iraqi troops captured 12 Mahdi Army fighters in eastern Baghdad. Two soldiers were wounded when a US helicopter crashed south of Baghdad. Three Iraqis were killed and seven were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 31, 2008 11:41 PM | Entry
An estimated 6,000 supporter of Muqtada al Sadr demonstrated nationwide against a long term US presence in Iraq. US troops killed two Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups cell leader and three operatives. Iraqi and US forces detained five Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and captured seven during raids in the North.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 30, 2008 4:37 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured a Special Groups financier in Mahmudiyah killed two Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. Iraqi security forces killed nine insurgents as they attempted to ambush a checkpoint near Owja. Coalition forces detained 11 al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Two police were killed and two were wounded in a car bomb attack in Mosul. Fourteen civilians were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 29, 2008 11:31 PM | Entry
Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups battalion commander in Baghdad. US forces captured a Special Groups EFP expert in Suwayrah. Iraqi troops seized 17 EFPs, 28 IEDs, 99 anti-tank mines, and a host of weapons in Sadr City. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda operatives. Iraqi police captured an al Qaeda leader in Mosul. Four Iraqis were killed and 46 were wounded in a car bomb attack in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 27, 2008 4:40 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed four Awakening fighters and two policemen and wounded 18 Iraqis in northern Baghdad. One Awakening fighter was killed and three wounded in an al Qaeda attack in Baqubah. Iraqi soldiers captured a leader of al Qaeda's Islamic State in Iraq near Kirkuk and an al Qaeda leader near Mosul. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups leader in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 26, 2008 11:04 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers captured a senior Qaeda leader in Tikrit and captured 20 terrorists behind the murder of over 300 civilians in terror attacks. Iraqi ecurity forces detained 75 terror suspects in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 21 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 25, 2008 10:43 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi security forces detained 135 suspected Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. An Iraqi military spokesman said Mosul has been cleared of al Qaeda. Mosul's mayor survived the fourth assassination attempt in 10 days while four Iraqi troops were killed in an IED attack. One Iraqi soldier was killed and five wounded in an attack on their base in Diyala province. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 17 during raids.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 24, 2008 10:08 PM | Entry
Shia clerics close to Ayatollah Sistani denied reports he issued fatwas permitting attacks on Coalition forces. Iraqi special operations forces captured a financier and weapons smuggler that operates along the Iranian border in Az Zubayr. Coaition forces captured four Special Groups operatives in Rashadiyah. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives and detained 15 suspects terrorists during raids. More than 140 "suspected criminals" turned themselves in to the Joint Coordination Center in Balad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 23, 2008 5:45 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and detained 30 in raids throughout Iraq. The Baqubah SWAT detained 29 suspected terrorists. Iraqi security forces arrested 12 wanted terrorists in Al Qaim, including a senior al Qaeda commander. Coalition forces captured six Special Groups operatives outside of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 22, 2008 11:50 PM | Entry
US troops killed 11 Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. The US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in a strike in Sadr City on May 3. Iraqi soldiers found four mortar and rocket launch pads in Sadr City. Iraqi security forces arrested 23 insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 29 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 21, 2008 9:49 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army has moved into Sadr City. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups operative in Baghdad's Rashid district. Iraqi forces captured a Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Samarra and detained 20 operatives. US Special Operations Forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Rutbah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 20, 2008 5:05 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed six "enemy personnel" near Khan Bani Sa’ad and captured 15 al Qaeda operatives in raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi security forces detained 50 "wanted persons" near Amara. Four Iraqis were reported killed and 38 wounded in clashes between the Iraqi Army and the Mahdi Army in Sadr City. A police chief in Kirkuk was detained for involvement with the insurgency.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 18, 2008 10:21 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces captured 36 "gunmen" in northern Wasit province. US troops killed two Special Groups fighters in western Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers captured a Special Groups cell leader in Husayniyah. Iraqi and Coalition forces detained three wanted al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Two female suicide bombers attacked the Sons of Iraq and the Iraqi security force in the Diyala Province, killing one and wounding 23. Al Qaeda killed three Awakening fighters in an attack on their headquarters northeast of Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 17, 2008 8:56 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces have detained 833 suspects during security operations in Mosul. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda cell members and captured three near Baghdad, and captured 14 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul and Bayji. The Iraqi Army captured a Special Groups cell leader and three associates in Husayniyah. Two Iranian diplomats were wounded in a shooting in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 15, 2008 11:57 PM | Entry
US troops killed five Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi troops arrested 11 "criminals" in Basrah. Iraqi security forces captured a communications specialist who conducted "remote distance communications transmitting and receiving from outside Iraq’s borders with neighboring countries.” Coalition forces detained 16 al Qaeda operatives during operations in Samarra, Balad, and Baghdad. The Tal Afar SWAT captured four al Qaeda fighters. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi soldier and wounded seven in an attack south of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 14, 2008 9:03 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops have begun operations in Qurnah north of Basrah. Prime Minister Maliki denied the Basrah operation is fully underway. Iraqi troops are operating in the Mahdi Army-controlled neighborhood of Shula in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured two senior al Qaeda leaders near Mosul while five soldiers were killed and four wounded in a bombing in the city.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 13, 2008 9:24 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 142 "gunmen" since Operation Lion's Roar began in Mosul on May 10. US and Iraq forces captured seven al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Iraqi security forces killed one "gunman" and captured 24 in Baghdad. The leader of the Dulaimi tribe said the US and Europe must help stop the "growing Iranian influence" in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 12, 2008 11:30 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government and the Sadrist bloc entered an agreement that lets the Iraqi Army enter Sadr City. US forces killed 10 Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi special forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Amara. Iraqi soldiers captured 14 Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq today.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 10, 2008 11:06 PM | Entry
The Iraqi military claimed it captured Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq. US and Iraqi forces killed 19 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi police detained 48 Mahdi fighters in Basrah. Two civilian contractors were killed and four civilians and four Coalition soldiers were wounded in a mortar attack in Basrah. Coalition forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 8, 2008 10:00 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces killed eight "gunmen" in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 14 during raids nationwide. US and Iraqi forces captured 30 al Qaeda operatives in Balad Ruz. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained seven Special Groups operatives in and around Sadr City. US and Sons of Iraqi forces killed four Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 7, 2008 10:27 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces killed 18 Mahdi Army fighters and captured nine in Baghdad. US and Iraqi force captured 15 al Qaeda operatives and 38 insurgents during operation in Iraq. A Sadrist spokesman said Muqtada is in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 6, 2008 10:22 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi troops killed 18 Mahdi Army operatives in Baghdad. US and Iraqi troops killed six al Qaeda operatives and captured 20, including a mid-level al Qaeda leader and two cell commanders. Al Qaeda killed 10 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 13 in an attack on a checkpoint in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 5, 2008 11:27 PM | Entry
US and Iraq troops killed 15 and captured 56 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. US and Iraqi troops killed 14 Mahdi Army fighters and captured two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad and two more in Hillah. Iraqi troops cleared the Al Latif neighborhood in Basrah. Four US Marines were killed in a bombing in Anbar province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 4, 2008 10:16 PM | Entry
US soldiers destroyed a Special Groups command and control center and killed 14 Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups leader and detained a member of his company in Baghdad. US troops found an EFP cache in Warij in southern Baghdad province. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. US and Iraqi forces captured 11 insurgents in Ninewa province. More than 300 al Qaeda fighters paraded through a village in northern Diyala province. Two Georgian soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 3, 2008 11:59 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government has ignored the Sadrist bloc's request for a negotiated settlement to the fighting in Baghdad. US troops killed eight Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi troops captured a Special Groups commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and captured 19 during raids throughout Iraq. A US Predator crashed in southern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 2, 2008 11:59 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government has sent a delegation to confront Iran over its support for Shia terrorists. US troops killed 27 Mahdi Army fighters and one Special Groups leader in Sadr City. Twenty-three civilians were killed and 60 wounded in a dual suicide attack in Balad Ruz in Diyala province. Iraqi police and US forces killed 20 al Qaeda fighters near Balad Ruz.
Posted by Bill Roggio on May 1, 2008 8:00 PM | Entry
US troops killed 28 Mahdi fighters during an ambush in Sadr City and killed another four during two engagements in northeastern Baghdad. Coalition forces killed 13 al Qaeda operatives and detained 17 during raids near Baghdad and in the North. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi and wounded four in an attack on a Sons of Iraq Headquarters southwest of Miqdadiyah. A suicide bomber wounded the mayor of As Sadiyah, two Iraqi policemen, and a civilian.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 29, 2008 5:35 PM | Entry
US and Iraq troops killed 48 Mahdi Army fighter in clashes in Sadr City. A Mahdi Army commander was killed by a gunman in Basrah. Iraqi soldiers detained five Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. Iraqi security forces captured 52 insurgents in Baghdad. Three US soldiers were killed in a mortar attack in eastern Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 28, 2008 9:27 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 19 during raids nationwide. Iraqi troops captured eight al Qaeda operatives and defused 13 IEDs southeast of Baghdad. Two suicide bombings targeting Iraqi troops in Mosul killed two and wounded 44. US-unmanned aerial vehicles killed two Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 26, 2008 10:11 PM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki said the crackdown on the Mahdi Army would stop if they hand over their weapons, turn over wanted members, list those involved in violence, and halt interference in the government's affairs. Sadr called for his fighters to stop attacks while Iraqi and US troops killed 14 Mahdi fighters. Iraqi security forces stopped a Sadrist delegation from entering Basrah. Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 39 suspects during raids in central Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 25, 2008 5:34 PM | Entry
US troops killed seven Special Groups operatives and detained five during operations in Rashidiyah and Baghdad. Iraqi troops killed nine Special Groups operatives in Hussaniyah. Iraqi security forces captured a Mahdi Army leader and two others and seized an IED factory in Karbala. Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and detained 22 during raids in Baghdad, Samarra, Thar Thar, and the North. Iraqi border guards captured three al Qaeda operatives in Hamdamiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 24, 2008 9:06 PM | Entry
The US military could not confirm a report that Izzat Ibrahim al Douri is in custody. US troops killed 15 Mahdi Army fighters during clashes in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured three Mahdi Army fighters and seized weapons during sweeps in Basrah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained five during raids north of Mosul. Iraqi troops detained two al Qaeda leaders in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 23, 2008 10:47 PM | Entry
US troops killed five Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City and another seven fighters in New Baghdad. Iraqi police detained seven members of the Mahdi Army in Karbala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 23 during raids in Sharqat and Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 22, 2008 8:58 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 20 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul and Bayji, including a leader of the terror group. A US air weapons team killed three armed "criminals" as they were carrying weapons at a known cache site. Members of the Sadrist bloc asked former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to mediate with US troops to end military operations against the Mahdi Army and to resolve the Sadr city crisis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 21, 2008 10:28 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces killed 27 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad and captured 40 in Nasariyah as Sadr threatens to withdraw the cease-fire. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives north of Baqubah and captured 22 suspects in northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers freed college students just hours after they were kidnapped in Diyala. Al Qaeda bombed a power plant in Sinjar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 20, 2008 9:27 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops captured 35 "wanted men" during sweeps in Basrah. Iraqi troops have surrounded a Sadrist office in Basrah. Border troops prevented 164 German and Italian-made mines from being smuggled into the country from Iran. US troops captured a Special Groups cell leader in Baghdad's Rashid district. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids near Samarra, Baghdad, and Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 18, 2008 8:15 PM | Entry
A Coalition UAV team killed four Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah while Iraqi police detained 12. The governor of Najaf and a representative of Sistani survived assassination attempts. Coalition forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader and captured five suspects in Mosul, and detained 13 al Qaeda operatives in the Tigris River Valley and northwest Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 16, 2008 4:49 PM | Entry
Suicide bombings in Baqubah, Mosul, and Ramadi killed more than fifty Iraqis. Coalition forces detained 22 al Qaeda operatives during raids in the Tigris River Valley and the North. US troops killed five Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 15, 2008 11:46 PM | Entry
US troops killed six "criminals" after being ambushed in Sadr City. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 14 suspects during a series of raids. Iraqi security forces arrested 29 insurgents in Baghdad. Four civilians were killed and six wounded in an IED attack at a market in eastern Baghdad. Five car bomb attacks in Ninewa province killed 18 Iraqis, including 12 soldiers.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 14, 2008 4:43 PM | Entry
One Special Groups leader and eight cell members were captured in southern Baghdad. A US helicopter crew killed one "criminal" and wounded another in Jabella. Police seized a truck loaded with weapons north of Al Kut. Iraqi security forces killed three insurgents and captured 14 in Baghdad, and captured an al Qaeda leader in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 13, 2008 7:00 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers captured 14 "criminals" in during raids in Basrah. US soldiers captured a Special Groups weapons facilitator northeast of Baghdad. Iraqi security forces killed 15 insurgents and captured 15 in Baghdad; killed 11 insurgents near Baiji; captured 15 terrorists in Karbala; and captured a senior al Qaeda leader near the Jordanian border. Coalition forces captured five wanted al Qaeda operatives and 20 suspects during raids in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 12, 2008 8:21 PM | Entry
Coalition forces unmanned aerial vehicles killed six "criminals" in the Hyanniyah district of Basrah and six more in northeastern Baghdad. Hillah and Najaf are under curfew after Muqtada al Sadr's brother-in-law, who served as a senior aide, was killed in Najaf. Iraqi troops killed four insurgents and wounded five during a clash in Mosul. Eleven civilians were wounded an an al Qaeda mortar attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 11, 2008 3:34 PM | Entry
US soldiers killed 13 "criminals" and captured an EFP cell leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured an IED leader and two cell members. Iraqi troops also captured a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Ramadi.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 10, 2008 5:09 PM | Entry
Iraqi troops started operations to disarm militias in Basrah. Five civilians were killed and 22 were wounded in an unidentified rocket attack in Sadr City. Two "criminals" were killed in a UAV strike in northeastern Baghdad. Six al Qaeda operatives and two leaders were captured during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces dismantled an IED factory in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 9, 2008 4:42 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government said it would ban the Sadrist movement from participating in elections if it did not disband the Mahdi Army. Iraqi security forces killed 10 "criminals" during operations in Basra. Coalition forces detained four Special Groups operatives and killed one in Baghdad. The Nasiriyah SWAT captured a Special Groups leader. US helicopters killed a "criminal" and destroyed a vehicle used in transporting rocket-launching rails in New Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 7, 2008 11:51 PM | Entry
US helicopters killed nine Special Groups fighters after clashes in Sadr City. Iraqi security forces found the largest explosively formed penetrator cache to date in Multinational Division Center’s area of operation; more than 1,000 EFP components, 3,000 pounds of explosives, and multiple 107mm rockets and stands were in the cache. The Iraqi Army rescued 42 college students who were kidnapped by insurgents in southwestern Mosul. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 25 during raids in central and northern Iraq. The Iraqi Islamic Party is pressuring the government to incorporate the Awakening fighters into the security forces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 6, 2008 4:02 PM | Entry
Kurdish and Sunni political leaders support the prime minister's actions in Basrah. Coalition forces killed a Mahdi Army fighter in Basrah. Iraqi police detained two Special Groups operatives attempting to launch rockets in Sadr City. An Iraqi Army humanitarian mission was attacked in Sadr City. Two al Qaeda fighters were killed near Samarra and five were killed in Diyala. Three Iraqis were killed and 15 wounded in an IED attack in eastern Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 5, 2008 11:20 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces killed thirteen Special Groups fighters and detained 16 others during separate operations in Basrah. British advisers have moved into Basrah. Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 16 during raids throughout Iraq. The Diyala provincial council called for a new operation after stating al Qaeda has regrouped in villages around Mandali.
Posted by Bill Roggio on April 4, 2008 11:10 PM | Entry
Sadr has ordered his Mahdi Army to cease fighting. US soldiers killed 47 Mahdi Army fighters during separate clashes in Baghdad. The Iraqi Army arrested 25 Mahdi fighters near Hillah. Iraqi police killed seven al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Six police were killed in an ambush near Balad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 30, 2008 11:32 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces killed 134 Mahdi Army fighters during engagements in Baghdad and the South. Coalition forces killed eight al Qaeda fighters and detained 17 operations in northern Iraq. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained one during raids in central Iraq. US soldiers stopped a suicide car bomb attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 29, 2008 11:25 PM | Entry
Curfews have been imposed in Karbala, Wasit, Babil, Diwaniyah, Nasiriyah, and Basrah after fighting between the Mahdi Army and Iraqi security forces broke out in the South. Eighteen Iraqis, including three police, were killed and 100 were wounded in fighting in Basrah. The Sadrist Bloc has boycotted Parliament. Coalition and Iraqi Army forces detained 11 Special Groups operatives believed to be behind a mortar attack on FOB Falcon. Coalition forces detained 28 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 25, 2008 5:06 PM | Entry
A suicide car bomber killed 13 Iraqi soldiers after plowing his vehicle into their base in Mosul; 30 soldiers and 12 civilians were wounded in the attack. A roadside bomb explosion killed three US soldiers in northwest Baghdad. US forces raided an al Qaeda explosives safe house and arrested eight men. Forces confiscated 600 pounds of explosives, three vehicles, and a boat, all of which were later destroyed on site.
Posted by Matt Dupee on March 23, 2008 8:16 AM | Entry
US aircraft killed six members of a mortar team in West Rashid. Coalition forces detained al Qaeda operatives during raids in Sharqat and Mosul. The Baqubah SWAT detained 25 suspected insurgents. Iraqi security forces detained five suspected insurgents during three raids. Iraqi soldiers and the Mahdi Army clashed in Al Kut; two police and two Mahdi fighters were killed. Police captured a Special Groups fighter in Musayyib.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 21, 2008 3:08 PM | Entry
A female suicide bomber detonated among a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala, killing at least 39 people and wounding 54. Iraq marked the 20th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical bombing and gassing of Iraqi Kurds in the northeast city of Halabja. Iraqi forces, advised by US Special Forces, detained the suspected leaders of two different improvised explosive device cells and one cell member operating in Mosul.
Posted by Matt Dupee on March 17, 2008 3:32 PM | Entry
The US military says the explosive vest is now the weapon of choice among al Qaeda in Iraq members as the rate of suicide attacks continues to climb. Most of these bombers are from abroad, namely Saudi Arabia. Power was restored to Iraq's largest oil refinery Sunday after an outage stalled production.
Posted by Matt Dupee on March 16, 2008 8:01 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives during three separate operations. Iraqi police captured three members of an IED cell operating in and around Kirkuk and Hawijah. US soldiers seized an EFP cache in northwestern Baghdad. The Iraqi Army said Mosul's Archbishop died of natural causes while in al Qaeda captivity.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 14, 2008 8:10 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 24 during raids in central and northern Iraq. US soldiers detained an IED maker in eastern Baghdad. Sadr ordered the Mahdi Army to stop fighting after clashes occurred in Kut. The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul was killed.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 13, 2008 2:19 PM | Entry
US troops discovered a mass grave containing 100 bodies near Khalis in the Diyala province. The skeletal remains have been there for some time. A car bomb attack in Mosul left two people killed and five others wounded. The Defense Department's inspector general's report said, "unmonitored and potentially unsafe" water at three US bases in Iraq left dozens of US soldiers sick between 2004-2006.
Posted by Matt Dupee on March 9, 2008 12:39 PM | Entry
Bombings in the northern city of Mosul killed four policemen and left 46 other people injured. The Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr made an appearance in the holy city of Najaf to explain his "absence" to his follwers. Sons of Iraq led Coalition forces to an al Qaeda in Iraq torture house and prison in northern Zambraniyah. Coalition forces targeted a suspect believed to be the replacement for the former Saudi al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader and foreign terrorist facilitator Abu Yasir al Saudi, also known as Jar Allah, who was killed by Coalition forces Feb. 27.
Posted by Matt Dupee on March 7, 2008 3:54 PM | Entry
A dual bombing in Baghdad killed 42 Iraqis and wounded 120. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 26 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces detained four al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained four Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. An Awakening council was established in Khalis. A surge brigade is leaving Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 6, 2008 2:27 PM | Entry
The US military said Iran is still training the Special Groups. Coalition forces detained 22 al Qaeda operatives during raids in northern and central Iraq. Iraqi forces detained two al Qaeda operatives in Wasit province. Basrah police have launched an emergency security plan in the city. Four Awakening Council Fighters and two civilians were wounded in a car bomb explosion east of Samarra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 5, 2008 9:05 PM | Entry
The US located a downed Iraqi Mi-17 helicopter north of Lake Thar Thar; eight were killed in the crash. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi special forces captured two al Qaeda leaders in Baghdad. Police killed a suicide bomber in Mosul and arrested eight in Samarra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 4, 2008 6:59 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in northern and central Iraq, and detained an al Qaeda leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups logistical adviser for Wasit province and detained one operative in Al Mashru. Iraqi security forces killed 10 al Qaeda fighters and captured 12 during a series of operations in Diyala province. Two IED attacks in Baghdad killed nine Iraqis and wounded 16. The police chief for Dhi Qhar province and three bodyguards were killed in an ambush.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 3, 2008 4:02 PM | Entry
Thirteen al Qaeda fighters and two police were killed in a clash in Tal Afar. Iraqi SWAT captured the leader of an assassination and IED cell and two others in Mosul. Coalition forces detained 20 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces also captured a Special Groups leader and three others during a raid in the Numaniyah area.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Entry
The Sons of Iraq returned to patrolling in Baqubah after settling a dispute. US forces killed two Saudi al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and captured a suicide cell leader who recruited women bombers. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups facilitator three operatives in Baghdad. A British soldier was killed in a rocket attack on a base in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on March 1, 2008 9:49 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 22 during raids in central and northern Iraq. US solders captured a senior leader of a Special Groups network during an operation in Baghdad’s Beida neighborhood. Iraqi security forces detained a Special Groups leader and two cell members in separate raids in Baghdad and Fahama.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 29, 2008 11:01 PM | Entry
Police killed a senior al Qaeda leader and nine aides in the Thar Thar region. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 15 during raids in northern and central Iraq. Two policemen and eight civilians were killed during attacks in Mosul. Muqtada al Sadr is considering converting the Mahdi Army into a "humanitarian" organization. A senior police commander said the Awakening in Fallujah has been infiltrated by al Qaeda.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 28, 2008 9:49 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained nine al Qaeda operatives in during raids in northern Iraq and 17 insurgents north of Karbala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces detained a Special Groups member during operations in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 27, 2008 8:26 PM | Entry
US soldiers killed seven al Qaeda operatives and captured two during a raid near Khan Bani Sa’ad. US and Iraqi troops captured eight al Qaeda operatives in Baqubah. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in the Sha'ab neighborhood in Baghdad. An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed nine Iraqis in an attack on a bus in Tal Afar. One policeman was killed and two wounded in an IED attack in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 26, 2008 10:59 AM | Entry
Coalition forces captured four al Qaeda leaders in Baghdad. Iraqi police detained 18 insurgents near Kirkuk. Iraqi troops captured nine al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province and captured a suspect behind yesterday's IED attack in Baghdad. Four Iraqis were killed and nine were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 25, 2008 12:26 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 40 Iraqis and wounded 60 during a religious festival in Najaf. Coalition forces captured a suspected Iranian-backed Special Groups finance facilitator and six operative in the Suwayrah area and a weapons facilitator in the Sha'ab neighborhood in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 29 during central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2008 7:43 PM | Entry
US forces detained 19 Special Groups operatives in the Sha'ab neighborhood, one in Baghdad, and three near Saba al Bour, northwest of Baghdad. Iraqi Army and Coalition forces detained 38 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi security forces arrested 23 terrorists in Baghdad and Samarra. An Awakening leader and two bodyguards were killed in a double suicide bomb attack in Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 23, 2008 6:54 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr has extended the Mahdi Army cease-fire. Iraqi troops killed a Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad. US soldiers captured a Special Groups cell leader in the Rashid District of Baghdad. Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and detained six during raids in central and northern Iraq. Five Iraqis were killed and 10 were wounded in a suicide attack outside a mosque in Fallujah. One Iraqi was killed and five wounded in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 22, 2008 5:23 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 20 during raids in central and northern Iraq. US troops detained a Special Groups commander and five "extremists" in Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood. US troops found an EFP and weapons cache in West Rashid, Baghdad. Iraqi troops clashed with "armed groups" in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 21, 2008 4:35 PM | Entry
US forces killed a senior al Qaeda intel officer behind female bomb attacks. Three Iraqi children were killed and seven were wounded in a mortar attack in Balad. Seven civilians were killed and 17 were wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in Miqdadiyah. Two civlians were killed and four were wounded in a car bomb attack in Tal Afar. The Jurf Al Sakhr Awakening has resumed operations with the US military. The Sadrist movement denied it was withdrawing from a truce with the SIIC.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 20, 2008 3:36 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained six al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Police arrested six wanted insurgents in Kirkuk. Police arrested 11 members of the Soldiers of Heaven in Hillah. One Iraqi soldier was killed and three were wounded in a suicide attack targeting an Iraqi Army checkpoint in western Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 19, 2008 7:52 PM | Entry
Insurgents launched a rocket attack at the the Victory Base Complex and West Rashid; four civilians were killed and 14 were wounded. The Iraqi Army arrested three Islamic State of Iraq fighters in Mosul. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Mosul. Members of the Sons of Iraq killed two al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in Adhamiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 18, 2008 6:01 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 35 during in central and northern Iraq. Iraq soldiers killed a female suicide bomber before she could reach her target. US and Iraqi forces killed one Special Groups operative in Suwayrah, and captured three in West Rashid and East Rashid in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 17, 2008 7:13 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces detained seven al Qaeda in Iraq operatives, while Iraqi Army and police units detained 21 al Qaeda fighters in Mosul. Iraqi police fought off a platoon of Special Groups fighters in the Sha'ab neighborhood in Baghdad; US troops later caught the group's leader.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 16, 2008 7:43 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 during raids in northern and central Iraq. US troops detained an al Qaeda high-value target in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured three al Qaeda operatives in Fallujah. Police captured 11 insurgents near Kirkuk. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups leader in Hillah. Two al Qaeda suicide bombers killed four civilians and wounded 13 in an attack on a mosque in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 15, 2008 2:38 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives and detained 16 during raids in central and northern Iraq. A bombing in Sadr City killed two and wounded 25. Eleven insurgents were captured and one Awakening fighter was killed during a clash in Hawijah. Ansar al Islam is regrouping in the Kurdish regions with the help of Iran. Muqtada al Sadr has declared a three-day period of mourning for Imad Mugniyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 14, 2008 2:57 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Parliament passed key legislation that set a date for provincial elections, allot 2008 spending, and provide limited amnesty to detainees. US soldiers detained 25 Special Groups operatives during operations in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups EFP cell leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and detained eight during raids in central and northern Iraq. One Iraqi policeman and seven insurgents were killed during a clash in southern Ninewa province; 16 insurgents were detained.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 13, 2008 2:30 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 22 Iraqis in dual suicide car bomb attacks targeting a Sunni tribal meeting in Baghdad. US forces captured four Special Groups leaders in Suraywah and in the Hurriya and Rashid neighborhoods of Baghdad. Karbala police killed three al Qaeda operatives and captured 11. US forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Ubaydi.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 12, 2008 10:05 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi forces captured a senior Special Groups leader and 10 operatives in Hillah. Unnamed sources close to Sadr claim he will extend the cease-fire. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operative and detained 21 during raids in Mosul and near the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi troops found a large bomb factory in Baghdad. The director of a Baghdad mental hospital was arrested for recruiting patients to act as bombers. The Iraqi Army sent a battalion of troops to Samarra to block the movement of al Qaeda forces to Mosul. Two CBS cameramen are missing in Basra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 11, 2008 9:26 PM | Entry
An al Qaeda car bomb killed 23 and wounded 39 at a crowded market in Balad. A truck bomb killed four Iraqi soldiers and knocked out the power grid in northern Iraq. Coalition forces detained al Qaeda operatives and an IED facilitator during raids in central and northern Iraq. The Iraqi Army arrested 75 insurgents during operations across Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 10, 2008 5:15 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 21 in northern Iraq and in Diyala province. Iraqi security forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained 15 during raids in Zaganiyah, Al Athba, Baghdad, and Ramadi. Iraqi police killed an al Qaeda leader in Samarra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 9, 2008 8:16 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda is working to change its tactics in Iraq, according to documents seized by the US military. Coalition forces killed eight al Qaeda operatives and detained 22 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured four Special Groups operatives south of Baghdad while attacks from the Special Groups continue from Sadr City.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 8, 2008 11:54 AM | Entry
US troops raided Sadr City; one Special Groups operative was killed and 16 captured. Iraqi security forces and Polish troops cordoned two neighborhoods in Diwaniyah; elements of the Mahdi Army are the target of the operation. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 12 during raids in northern Iraq. Eight cellular towers were reported to have been destroyed in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 7, 2008 9:22 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US troops detained 46 insurgents southwest of Kirkuk and arrested three al Qaeda fighters in Baghdad. Police captured seven al Qaeda operatives and 15 memebrs of the Yamani group in Karbala. An IED attack in Diwaniyah resulted in four killed and nine wounded; an Iraqi colonel blamed the Mahdi Army. Reconstruction on the Al Askaria mosque in Samarra has begun.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 6, 2008 11:47 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda operatives during raids in northern Iraq. The Hillah SWAT unit killed seven al Qaeda fighters and arrested 28 suspects during air assault operations near Salman Pak. There has been an average of one EFP attack every third day over the past 35 days.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 5, 2008 11:03 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed 15 al Qaeda operatives detained 26 during raids along the Tigris River Valley and in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained two. US soldiers captured eight "extremists" in Baghdad. Two representatives of Ayatollah Sistani were kidnapped in Basra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 4, 2008 9:53 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces killed 10 terrorists and captured four, including a leader in the Islamic State of Iraq, during raids in the North. Iraqi security forces detained 12 insurgents during operations in Kirkuk province. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. A curfew has been imposed in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 3, 2008 9:20 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Twelve al Qaeda operatives were detained in separate raids against al Qaeda cells in Mosul. Coalition forces also captured a Special Groups finance facilitator and detained two associates during a raid in the Baghdad area. Police captured a senior al Qaeda leader and killed four fighters in Samarra. Four Awakening fighters were killed and nine wounded in an IED attack in Shirqat.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 2, 2008 1:16 PM | Entry
A car bombing in Baghdad wounded seven Iraqis. An IED attack wounded four. Nine insurgents were captured in Mosul. The British denied an Army helicopter was shot down in Basra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 31, 2008 11:15 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 18 during raids in central Iraq. US troops detained an al Qaeda IED facilitator and three suspects in Abu Ghraib. Eight Sunni insurgents were detained in Baghdad. Ansar al Islam claimed responsibility for the attack that killed five US soldiers in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 30, 2008 8:36 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Two Sadrist were arrested in Diwaniyah. A suicide car bombing in Mosul wounded 15 civilians. Two car bombings in Baghdad wounded two soldiers and 16 civilians. The leader of the of Sabaa al Bour Awakening Council was killed in an IED attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 29, 2008 11:52 PM | Entry
Leaders of the Sadrist movement are pressing Muqtada to end the cease-fire in February. Iraqi security forces arrested 40 insurgents and defused 30 IEDs in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda opertives during raids in central Iraq and a Special Groups operative in Baghdad. Five US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Mosul; two police were also killed and two wounded in the city.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 28, 2008 1:16 PM | Entry
Iraqi Army infantry and armored forces arrived in Mosul to conduct operations against al Qaeda. Police and Awakening patrols arrested 19 insurgents and eight al Qaeda operatives in Salahadin province. Iraqi security forces arrested six insurgents and defused seven IEDs in Baghdad. A Concerned Local Citizen leader was killed in northern Baghdad when his car exploded from explosives planted inside the vehicle.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 27, 2008 11:46 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed al Qaeda operatives and detained two during raids along the Tigris River Valley. US and Iraqi forces killed five al Qaeda operatives north of Baqubah. Police arrested two suspects thought to be behind the December 2007 Amarah bombings. A senior member of the Yamami group was captured in Baghdad. A senior leader in the Sadrist movement was killed in Najaf.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2008 10:00 PM | Entry
Prime Minister Maliki said an operation would be launched in Ninewa province. The Association of Muslim Scholars blamed the US for the Mosul blast that killed 36 Iraqis. A new police battalion will be formed in Ninewa. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured 12 al Qaeda fighters near Baqubah. The Hadithah SWAT detained four suspected members of an IED cell in Barwanah. Iraqi soldiers detained 35 members of the Ansar Ahmad al Yamani group west of Basra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 25, 2008 4:27 PM | Entry
Mosul's chief of police was killed in a suicide bombing; the governor has declared a curfew. Iraqi security forces arrested 22 insurgents and disabled six IEDs in Baghdad. Police killed a suicide bomber in Khalidiya. Karbala police captured an al Qaeda leader in the province and two men wanted for incidents last August.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 24, 2008 7:21 PM | Entry
A blast at a bomb-making factory in Mosul killed 12 civilians and wounded 132. A car bomb attack in Kirkuk killed five and wounded 12. US forces killed 30 al Qaeda operatives and captured 21 during operations in Diyala. Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 16 during operations in Baghdad, Mosul, and near Samarra. Iraqi security forces detained two al Qaeda leaders and three suspects during raids in Balad and Hawija. US troops captured an EFP cell member in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 23, 2008 6:37 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 19 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq and a Special Groups leader and three operatives in the Qasirin area. Iraqi security forces killed 15 al Qaeda and detained 20 during operations in Miqdadiyah and captured an al Qaeda leader near Khalis. A suicide bomber wounded 21 after detonating in front of a school in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 22, 2008 9:45 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 15 and wounded 25 in an attack on a funeral in Baiji. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 18 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces detained five al Qaeda operatives and destroyed a terrorist safe house. Four members of an Awakening patrol were killed in a clash with al Qaeda near Fallujah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 21, 2008 9:34 PM | Entry
The Iraqi defense ministry said 272 members of the Soldiers of Heaven were killed, wounded, or captured during recent clashes in Basrah and Nasiriyah. Iraqi security force killed 14 insurgents and captured 60 in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives during a raid in Al Ali village in the northern Diyala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 suspects during raids in central Iraq; 16 al Qaeda operatives were detained during raids the day prior. A suicide bomber killed five civilians, including an Awakening tribal leader in Amiriyat.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 20, 2008 8:19 PM | Entry
Ninety-seven civilians, security forces, and terrorists were killed and 217 wounded in the Soldiers of Heaven attacks Basrah; 29 were killed and 57 wounded in Nasiriyah. Police arrested 26 Soldiers of Heaven members in Babil province. Seven Iraqis were killed and 17 wounded in a Katyusha rocket attack in Tal Afar. The Mahdi Army may not renew the ceasefire. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters during operations in Mosul and Baghdad. US soldiers arrested three members of an EFP cell.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 19, 2008 11:15 AM | Entry
Fighting between the Iraqi Army and the "Soldiers of Heaven," a cultish Shia terror group, resulted in about 50 killed and 100 wounded in the southern cities of Basrah and Nasiriyah. US Air Force B-1 bombers destroyed an al Qaeda training camp near Arab Jabour. Coalition forces killed 13 al Qaeda operatives and detained three during operations in central and northern Iraq, killed four al Qaeda fighters in Qulay’ah, west of Miqdadiyah, and captured an IED and suicide bomb cell leader in Baqubah. Iraqi Police killed one of the most wanted men in Salahadin province. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained an IED cell leader and six suspects in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 18, 2008 9:51 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces killed a senior leader of al Qaeda in Diyala and captured an al Qaeda counterfeiter in Baghdad. US soldiers captured 15 "extremists" south of Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Diyala and an emir in Salahadin. A female suicide bomber killed nine and wounded six in Khan Bani Saad. A district police chief in Salahadin province was wounded in an IED attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 16, 2008 9:22 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq and two Special Groups operatives in Suwayrah. A senior Awakening leader was killed in central Baghdad; two of his aides and four civilians were wounded. A policeman and two Awakening fighters were killed in Shurqat. Police arrested 35 insurgents during two separate operations in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 15, 2008 5:52 PM | Entry
Operation Iron Harvest in the north has resulted in 60 al Qaeda fighters killed and 193 suspects captured since the operation began last week. Seven al Qaeda fighters were killed in clashes south of Baqubah. Iraqi Special Forces captured an IED cell leader in Mosul. Coalition forces detained eight al Qaeda operative during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers captured two terrorists in Baghdad. A senior Sadrist leader was killed in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 14, 2008 4:46 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces captured 21 insurgents in Baghdad and seven al Qaeda operatives in Karbala. Coalition forces detained 13 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Al Qaeda bombed a girls' school in Baqubah. Coalition forces killed a Special Groups operative in the Baghdad area.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 13, 2008 10:25 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Parliament unanimously passed a law allowing former Baathists to return to government jobs. General Petraeus said EFP attacks have increased in January. EFPs and Iranian-made mortars were found in Suq Ash Shuyuk. US and Iraqi forces detained 15 al Qaeda fighters and found a torture house in Sherween village. Four Iraqi security officers were wounded in an IED attack in Miqdadiyah. Coalition forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives during operations in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 12, 2008 7:06 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups trainer during operations in the Baghdad area. Iraqi security forces detained two al Qaeda IED specialists in Hillah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 11, 2008 10:22 AM | Entry
US forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and defused seven IEDs in Miqdadiyah. One al Qaeda operative was killed and four captured while attempting to plant an IED in Baqubah. Iraqi security forces captured 30 insurgents during operations in Baghdad. The USAF dropped 38 bombs totaling 40,000 pounds on al Qaeda safe havens in Arab Jabour.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 10, 2008 2:02 PM | Entry
Operation Iron Harvest is underway in Miqdadiyah; up to 20 al Qaeda fighters have been reported killed and 10 captured. The Iraqi Army arrested the al Qaeda leader behind the deadly attack on the Yazidi villages in Sinjar; police arrested a key leader of al Qaeda in Khalidiya. Police also arrested a mayor and four insurgents behind the Karbala fighting in August. Coalition forces detained six al Qaeda operatives in raids in northern Iraq. Al Qaeda targeted two Kirkuk Christian chuches with car bombs.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 9, 2008 2:45 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US forces kicked off Operation Phanton Phoenix, while Operation Hero's Harvest is underway in Miqdadiyah. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 28 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces killed one insurgent and captured 14 in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured an "extremist cell leader" and three operatives in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups leader and three operatives in Baghdad. Ten member of an Awakening security team were kidnapped in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 8, 2008 4:40 PM | Entry
Two suicide bombers killed the leader of the Adhamiyah Awakening and 13 others. An Awakening fighter was killed and three al Qaeda were captured in a clash in Buhriz. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives in raids in Mosul, Baghdad, and Tikrit. US and Iraqi forces captured a leader of Anasar al Sunnah near Kirkuk. Iraqi security forces killed six insurgents and captured 218 in raids in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 7, 2008 4:21 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed three Iraqi soldiers and two civilians in Baghdad; the soldiers threw themselves on the bomber. US forces detained four al Qaeda operatives in Balad and a weapons trafficker south of Baghdad. Al Qaeda attacked four Christian churches in Mosul and kidnapped 13 members of a tribal sheikh's family in Khalis in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 6, 2008 11:12 PM | Entry
US and Iraqi soldiers killed one al Qaeda operative and detained nine during an operation in Abu Tamur; five Iraqi soldiers were killed while clearing a house. Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central Iraq. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups leader and eight associates in Huwaysh and a facilitator in the Qasarin area; both regions are in Diyala province. An Iraqi soldier is suspected of killing two US soldiers in Mosul on Dec. 26. Five more Awakening Councils have been set up in regions in Diyala. A Fallujah tribal chiefs council member was assassinated.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 5, 2008 1:11 PM | Entry
General Petraeus' aide denied a report in the Washington Times that stated Iran has backed off of supporting Shia terrorists. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 12 during operations in Miqdadiyah and Mosul. A joint Iraqi-US force arrested seven insurgents a raid south of Kirkuk. Two Iraqi police were killed in an IED attack at a checkpoint in Amarah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 4, 2008 3:06 PM | Entry
General Petreaus said Iran is no longer supporting Shia terrorists. US soldiers found an EFP cache in Amil in Baghdad. US forces captured an al Qaeda military commander of southern Baghdad and detained five fighters in Zambraniyah. Three policemen were killed and four wounded in an attack in Mosul. The Iraqi Army arrested a high-ranking al Qaeda commander north of Baqubah. Salahadin's governor denied Izzat Ibrahim al Douri is sheltering in the province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 3, 2008 11:38 PM | Entry
Fifty-one al Qaeda leaders have been killed or captured in December. A suicide bomber killed eight and wounded 16 in an attack on the Awakening in Baqubah. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during operations in Miqdadiyah and Samarra, and detained a Special Groups operative in Adhamiyah. Iraqi security forces killed three insurgents and arrested 28 in Baghdad, 15 in Mosul, and eight in Kirkuk. Police arrested an assassination network leader in Diwaniyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 2, 2008 3:50 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 30 Iraqis and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad. Iraqi police and soldiers captured a leader of al Qaeda in Diyala. Police arrested the leader of Buhriz's Concerned Local Citizens and three aides for involvement with al Qaeda. One al Qaeda operative was killed and two wounded near Hillah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 1, 2008 11:01 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured the Special Groups recruiter for Karbala Province and 21 al Qaeda operatives during operations in central and northern Iraq. The Iraqi Army arrested 40 al Qaeda fighters, including a Saudi national, in northern Babil and another six in Haditha. Police captured an al Qaeda leader and two aides in Baqubah. A suicide bomber killed 11 and wounded seven in an attack on an Awakening checkpoint in Tarmiyah. Another suicide bomber killed one Awakening fighter and wounded three north of Hillah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 31, 2007 5:29 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operative and detained 14 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces arrested 40 insurgents and defused 32 IEDs in Baghdad. US troops arrested an al Qaeda leader near Kirkuk. The Salahadin Awakening Council on Sunday called on Osma bin Laden to order his followers to stop targeting and killing Iraqis. Al Qaeda kidnapped 13 Iraqis in Salahadin. Basrah's police chief escaped two assassination attempts.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 30, 2007 11:15 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 34 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces detained six Special Groups members during operations in southern Iraq. Police killed five insurgents and captured five in Tal Afar. US forces arrested a police chief and four officers in Kirkuk. Iraqi soldiers discovered a weapons cache in the home of one of the bodyguards of Adnan al Dulaimi. Leaflets were distributed near Al Kut warning against setting up Awakening councils in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 29, 2007 12:09 PM | Entry
A car bomb in Baghdad killed 10 Iraqis and wounded 66. Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 14 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi troops detained four al Qaeda fighters, including a Saudi national, in Samarra. Iraqi forces arrested four al Qaeda fighters north of Hillah. Awakening forces killed an al Qaeda leader near Khalis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 28, 2007 5:32 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army claimed to have captured the minister of defense of the Islamic State of Iraq. Coalition forces killed 11 Special Groups fighters in Al Kut. US and Iraqi forces killed 12 al Qaeda operatives and detained 37 near Miqdadiyah. US forces captured two "extremists" believed to be behind the kidnappings of three US soldiers last May. Coalition forces captured 19 al Qaeda operatives in raids throughout Iraq; Iraqi forces captured four. Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped 22 Iraqis at a fake checkpoint near Balad Ruz.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 27, 2007 7:30 PM | Entry
The US military confirmed senior al Qaeda leader Abu Abdullah was killed in a raid in Samarra on November 8. Four al Qaeda operatives were killed in Diyala and Tarmiyah; a senior al Qaeda leader was captured near Kirkuk. Iraqi Security Forces arrested 16 insurgents and defused three IEDs in Baghdad. Al Qaeda killed three members of the 1920s Revolution Brigades in Baqubah and killed two soldiers and wounded nine near Buhriz. The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft amnesty law.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 26, 2007 6:00 PM | Entry
Suicide bombings in Baiji and Baqubah killed over 30 and wounded 105. Coalition forces killed 13 al Qaeda operatives and detained 27 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Police arrested 11 insurgents northwest of Kirkuk and a senior al Qaeda leader in Balad Ruz. Over 200 volunteers from the Al Saydiya Awakening in Baghdad joined the Iraqi Army. The governor of Mosul survived an assassination attempt.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 25, 2007 8:08 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed two Special Groups operatives and captured two during a raid in Al Kut. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces detained eight al Qaeda fighters and defused five roadside bombs in Diyala. Fourteen Iraqis were kidnapped at a fake checkpoint in Khalis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 24, 2007 9:23 PM | Entry
Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids in the Diyala River Valley region and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups leader and seven other during operations in the Al Kut and As Suwyarah areas. Iraqi police captured 10 al Qaeda in Mandali in Diyala province. Iraqi Security Forces arrested 20 insurgents and defused 14 improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A Sadrist leader was killed in Basrah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 23, 2007 9:21 PM | Entry
Iraq's Defense Minister said terrorism was down by 50 percent in Diyala and 30 percent in Ninewa. An aide to Izzat Ibrahim al Douri was captured near Kirkuk. Iraqi Security Forces captured eight wanted insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives involved in propaganda and finance operations and a technical advisor for an IED cell. Iraqi Security Volunteers captured a member of an al Qaeda anti-aircraft cell in Baghdad. An Awakening commander was murdered in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 22, 2007 12:12 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 others during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured two suspected Special Groups leaders and detained three others in the Al Mashru area, and captured another leader in the Baghdad area. A suicide car bomber killed five and wounded eight in Baghdad. Two members of the Baqubah Awakening were killed in an attack. The Iraqi government will not pardon insurgents during Eid.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 21, 2007 2:35 PM | Entry
US soldiers killed 24 al Qaeda fighters, detained 37, and found an atrocity site, torture complex, and nine weapons caches north of Miqdadiyah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups leader and two associates in Baghdad. Iraqi Security Forces killed three insurgents and captured 27 during operations in Baghdad. A suicide attack at an Awakening recruitment center in Baqubah resulted in 10 killed and 18 wounded. Three Iraqis were killed and 21 wounded in a car bombing in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 20, 2007 6:41 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured the Special Groups leader for Diyala Province. Iraqi Security Forces killed one insurgent, detained 15, and defused 10 roadside bombs in Baghdad; eight were captured in Kirkuk. A suicide bombing at a cafe in Baqubah on Tuesday killed 12 and wounded 20. Awakening movements are forming in the Shia south; Basrah leaders rejected the formation of an Awakening in the province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 19, 2007 11:10 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government will fund the Concerned Local Citizens program by mid-2008. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups trainer and 11 associates; two other Shia terrorists involved in EFP attacks were captured in separate raids. Ten al Qaeda operatives were captured by police in Diyala, twelve were captured in Kirkuk, another seven were captured in raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 18, 2007 8:10 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces detained 21 insurgents and defused 37 IEDs in Baghdad. Two civilians were wounded in a truck bombing at a Mosul dam; security officials believe al Qaeda wants to destroy it. Four civilians were killed and 24 wounded in an IED attack at a market in Balad Ruz. US and Iraqi forces arrested the head of the Salahadin Awakening Council for corruption. Fourteen suspects were detained for involvement in last week's Amarah bombing. A MQ-1 Predator UAV crashed near Miqdadiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 17, 2007 4:48 PM | Entry
Iraqi tribesmen killed 22 al Qaeda fighters in in Diyala province. Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and detained 23 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces killed one insurgent, detained 48, and defused 13 roadside bombs in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 16, 2007 11:45 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 18 suspects during operations in central and northern Iraq. One civilian was killed and three wounded in a suicide bombing near an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Baghdad. An attack on an Awakening Council in Baghdad killed two and wounded 10; an officer of the Awakening in Baqubah was killed and four soldiers wounded in an attack on a patrol. An Awakening patrol near Mosul killed three al Qaeda fighters.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 15, 2007 8:37 PM | Entry
An Iraqi Army brigade took over control of security in Maysan after the Amarah bombings. Sadrist staged demonstrations in Baghdad, and accused the US of conducting the attacks in Amarah. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 12 during operations in central Iraq. US forces detained 27 al Qaeda in northern Babil province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 14, 2007 11:47 PM | Entry
A Sunni and Shia Awakening movement was formed near Taji. Eleven insurgents were captured south of Kirkuk. US forces "captured 17 suspected extremists" in the Shia neighborhood of New Baghdad. A cache of Iranian-manufactured rockets was turned in to Kazakh soldiers in Wasit province. A car bomb killed two Iraqis and wounded 14 in Hit. A female hairdresser was killed and five police wounded in attacks in Mosul. One Iraqi was killed and five wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 13, 2007 5:05 PM | Entry
Three car bombings in Amarah killed 41 and wounded at least 150. The Iraqi government has alloted funds to pay for Awakening councils in Baghdad and the provinces. The Anbar provincial council halted the opening of an Awakening office in Fallujah. Coalition forces killed 14 al Qaeda operatives detained 12 during operations in central Iraq. An al Qaeda battalion commander was captured in Karmah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 12, 2007 8:16 PM | Entry
The Prime Minister established an Awakening council in Samarra, while an 800-man police force was formed in Wasit province. Iraqi Security Forces killed two insurgents and detained 30 in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups training supervisor and 10 associates during operations in the Baghdad area. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 raids in central and northern Iraq. Ten police were 10 were wounded in a blast outside former Prime Minister Allawi's offices in Baghdad, and wounded in an attack in Balad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 11, 2007 8:13 PM | Entry
Iraqi Security Forces have assigned over 3,000 operatives to track down the former Baath Party cells belonging to Izzat Ibrahim al Duori and Muhammad Younes al Ahmad. Coalition forces captured 27 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi and US forces captured eight insurgents near Kirkuk. Two firefighters were seriously injured in an accidental fire at the massive Doura Oil Refinery in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed and 25 wounded in a mortar attack at a Baghdad prison.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 10, 2007 10:58 AM | Entry
IED attacks dropped 15 percent during October and November. Coalition forces captured 10 suspected al Qaeda operatives during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces killed an insurgent and arrested 14 in Baghdad and three near Tal Afar. An Iraqi Army colonel was murdered in Wasit and a police general was assassinated in Babil. The Ninewa Provincial Council chairman survived an attempted assassination.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 9, 2007 9:55 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed 12 al Qaeda operatives and detained 13 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces arrested 20 insurgents a leader of al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq in Baghdad. Iraqi and US forces captured seven insurgents in Kirkuk. A car bomb killed six and wounded 16 in Baiji.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 8, 2007 6:35 PM | Entry
Two al Qaeda suicide attacks in Miqdadiyah killed 26 and wounded 25. Iraqi Security Forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 55 suspects during three raids. Police captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in Karma. Coalition forces captured nine members of a car bomb cell in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two Special Groups operatives and captured eight during two raids.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 7, 2007 10:05 PM | Entry
Eight Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in Diyala. Seven civilians were kidnapped at fake checkpoint near Kirkuk. Iraqi forces captured a senior al Qaeda operative in Mosul, and captured 25 insurgents and seven al Qaeda fighters during an operation in Khalis. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 19 during operations along the Tigris River Valley. Iraqi forces captured 23 wanted insurgents in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 6, 2007 4:44 PM | Entry
Bombings in Mosul, Baghdad, and Baqubah resulted in 24 killed and 39 wounded. Iraqi Security Forces captured two al Qaeda leaders in Mosul and one in Wasit province. Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives during operations in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 5, 2007 8:57 PM | Entry
Forty senior al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were captured or killed in November. Two al Qaeda operatives were killed and 25 captured during raids throughout Iraq. Two Special Groups operatives were captured in the Khan Bani Said region. A suicide attack on a police station in Jalula killed eight and wounded 30. The Interior Ministry said it would merge the Concerned Local Citizens into the police force. The Kurds cut a deal to share power with Sunnis in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 4, 2007 6:08 PM | Entry
Upwards of 28,000 refugees have returned to Iraq since September. A leader in the Hawija Awakening Council was murdered. Seven insurgents and four police were killed during fighting in Mosul; two insurgents and three Iraqi soldiers were killed in Tikrit. Four insurgents were killed near Fallujah. Coalition forces captured seven al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide; seven more were captured in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 3, 2007 8:46 PM | Entry
Operation Iron Reaper has begun in the north. The head of the Diyala Salvation Council escaped an assassination attempt. Iraqi soldiers killed eight al Qaeda fighters and wounded four in Diyala. Kirkuk police arrested 12 insurgent suspects in Hawijah; Iraqi soldiers captured another 17. One al Qaeda operative was killed and 16 captured during raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 2, 2007 11:22 PM | Entry
The Iraqi journalist who claimed 11 family members were killed recanted. A joint US & Iraqi operation in Khalis netted "scores" of al Qaeda fighters. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 17 during operations. Coalition forces detained 18 suspects during operations north of Bayji. The Nasiriyah SWAT captured two Special Groups leaders. A suicide bomber killed one member of the Diyala Awakening and wounded two.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 30, 2007 7:09 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers killed one insurgent and captured 47 in operations throughout Iraq. Coalition forces captured 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids. Coalition forces also killed two members of the Special Groups and captured five in the Khan Bani Said region north of Baghdad. Insurgents killed the mayor of a district in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 29, 2007 11:47 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 12 al Qaeda operatives identified two senior al Qaeda leaders killed in Kirkuk and Samarra earlier this year. Iraqi Security Forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Al Saker and 18 fighters in Kirkuk; another three were captured in Baghdad. Five Mahdi Army fighters were captured in Diwaniyah along with a large weapons cache.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 28, 2007 10:09 PM | Entry
Ayatollah Sistani urged Shia to protect Sunnis. Twenty-eight al Qaeda fighters were captured in Kirkuk. US forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Mosul and two al Qaeda leaders north of Baiji. The Mosul bridge damaged by an al Qaeda truck bombers was repaired in three days. The Islamic Army in Iraq in Mosul split from the central organization. Six Iraqis were killed and seven wounded after a suicide bomber attacked the Diyala police headquarters in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 27, 2007 4:18 PM | Entry
The parliament will debate the extension of the Multinational Forces Iraq mission. Nominees for the ministers of transport and justice have been announced by the cabinet. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives during raids along the Tigris River Valley in Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an al Qaeda commander and two Special Groups operatives and found 18 IEDs during three separate operations; three more Shia extremists were arrested in Diwaniyah. Insurgents killed 11 members of a journalist's family in their home in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 26, 2007 2:54 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured eight during operations north of Samarra; another 24 operatives were capured during raids on al Qaeda's media, courier, and foreign fighter networks. Coalition forces captured Special Groups leaders in Khalis and Ar Rashidiyah. Iraqi Security Forces detained 21 insurgents and defused 11 roadside bombs in Baghdad. A Diyala tribal council captured five al Qaeda fighters in Rasoul. One Iraqi soldier was killed, five were wounded, and three are missing in a suicide bombing in Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 25, 2007 9:34 PM | Entry
Iraqi security forces launched operations in Kirkuk and Samarra; fifty al Qaeda fighters have been captured. Iraqi Security Forces killed eight insurgents and detained 14 in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an IED maker and an al Qaeda in Iraq mortar specialist during raids near Balad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 24, 2007 10:30 PM | Entry
A bombing at a pet market in Baghdad killed 13 and wounded over 50. Seven Iraqis were killed and 21 wounded in bombings in Mosul. Al Qaeda overran a village north of Khalis. Insurgents bombed a bridge south of Mosul. Coalition forces captured seven members of an al Qaeda propaganda cell in in Samarra. An Iraqi Emergency Response Unit detained five extremists during an north of Diwaniyah. US and Iraqi forces captured 33 insurgents near Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 23, 2007 11:53 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda attacked the Awakening movement in Hawr Rajab and Diyala. The Iraqi Army and police killed 19 al Qaeda fighters in an operation in Diyala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi police detained eight insurgents in Baghdad. The secretary of the Interior Ministry was killed in an ambush on his convoy in Baghdad. A suicide car bombing in Mosul killed two and wounded 12.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 22, 2007 11:09 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six "extremists" during raids in the south and another seven during raids in the north. Iraqi police arrested an al Qaeda leader in Anbar province. Two British soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash near Salman Pak. A suicide attack in Ramadi resulted in five killed and 30 wounded.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 21, 2007 4:40 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured the Oil Minister for al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq. Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Twelve al Qaeda were killed and five captured during operations targeting al Qaeda networks along the Tigris River Valley in Iraq; a senior al Qaeda leader in Mosul was among those killed. Sixteen al Qaeda operatives were captured in Tikrit. Thirty-one Mahdi Army fighters were captured during operations in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 20, 2007 9:16 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured a senior Special Groups leader in Diyala during operations in the Adhamiyah area of Baghdad. Coalition Forces killed eight al Qaeda operatives and captured 13 during a series of operations in the Diyala River Valley; a torture house and several caches were also found. Three US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Baqubah. The Iraqi Army captured 35 insurgents in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 19, 2007 11:26 PM | Entry
Coalition forces captured 27 al Qaeda foreign terrorist and propaganda operatives in raids nationwide. The Iraqi Army captured two al Qaeda fighters in As Sa’diyah, six in Anbar, and eight insurgents in Baghdad. Nine Iraqis were killed and 20 wounded in a bombing attack on the convoy of the Finance Minister's advisor. Seventeen insurgents have been sentenced to death in Diwaniyah. A Mahdi Army commander was captured in Khalis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 18, 2007 10:06 PM | Entry
Operation Iron Hammer in the north has netted hundreds of al Qaeda fighters and over 50 weapons caches. Iraq Security Forces captured 35 insurgents during operations in Baghdad. US and Iraqi forces captured 14 al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and 13 insurgents in Mosul. Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and captured 10 in raids nationwide. Coalition forces killed one Special Groups operative captured another during an operation in Rashidiya, while another eight have been captured in East Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 17, 2007 11:30 PM | Entry
US and Iraq troops launched an offensive on the Anbar-Karbala provincial border. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and captured 12 during raids nationwide. Police detained 12 insurgents as a security operation kicked off in Diwaniyah. Iraqi police and US troops captured 12 insurgents near Kirkuk. Al Qaeda in Iraq took credit for the suicide attack that killed tribal leaders in Khalis last week.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 16, 2007 11:26 PM | Entry
An assassination attempt on the Kirkuk chief of emergency police resulted in five killed and 22 wounded. Iraqi police and soldiers captured 12 insurgents and discovered an IED factory in Salahadin. Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives and the Diyala leader of the Special Groups during raids nationwide. Iraqi police captured an al Qaeda leader in Wasit province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 15, 2007 6:23 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government closed the main office of the Association of Muslim Scholars. Coalition forces killed the emir of Tarmiyah and captured 26 during raids throughout Iraq. US forces captured seven insurgents in Jisr Diyala. Karbala police arrested 48 suspected insurgents, including five Sadrists. The Iraqi Army killed five al Qaeda operatives in Khalis and captured another 30 throughout Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 14, 2007 3:00 PM | Entry
Concerned Citizens, backed by US troops, killed 15 al Qaeda fighters after al Qaeda attacked checkpoints in Adwaniyah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 14 during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi police captured 19 insurgent suspects near Kirkuk.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 13, 2007 1:57 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda media operatives and captured 15 during raids in central Iraq. The Iraqi Army killed eight insurgents and captured 10 during an operation in Tal Afar. US forces reportedly arrested five Iranians in Khalis in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 12, 2007 8:45 PM | Entry
The 1920s Revolution Brigades captured 60 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala while five al Qaeda operatives, including three emirs, were killed in Khalis. Coalition forces captured 16 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces killed seven al Qaeda fighters and captured four in Samarra, and captured 14 in Baghdad. Over 340 Karabal police were fired. A Sadrist leader was detained in Diwaniyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 11, 2007 6:42 PM | Entry
The Islamic Army of Iraq battled al Qaeda south of Samarra; 18 al Qaeda fighters were killed and 16 captured. Iraqi police and US forces killed four insurgents and captured eight in Samarra, including three foreign terrorists. Ten al Qaeda operatives were captured during raids in central and northern Iraq. Thirty-two insurgents were detained in Baghdad. A bus bombing in Mosul killed four and wounded 16.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 10, 2007 11:21 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda killed a tribal leader in the Diyala Awakening movement and two others in a suicide attack north of Khalis. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured nine in raids nationwide. Iraqi Security Forces killed 14 insurgents and captured 44 during Operation iron Hammer in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 9, 2007 10:37 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and captured nine during raids in central and northern Iraq; another three were killed and a jail was discovered in Samarra. The Iraqi Army captured seven al Qaeda fighters, including a cell leader, in Baghdad and captured two during a raid in Baqubah. Iraqi security forces captured 13 insurgents near Kirkuk, while a suicide bomber wounded 12 in an attack on a Kurdistan Democratic Party headquarters in the northern city.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 7, 2007 7:01 AM | Entry
Iraqi Security Forces captured 39 suspected insurgents along the foothills of the Hamrin Mountains of Tikrit, including a senior member of the Islamic State of Iraq, 20 insurgents in Baghdad, and 23 insurgents in Baqubah. Coalition forces killed eight al Qaeda operatives and captured 10 during raids throughout Iraq. Five US soldiers were killed in attacks throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 6, 2007 3:51 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and detained 30 in raids against leadership targets. US and Iraqi troops killed seven al Qaeda fighters and captured 20 in Baqubah. The Iraqi Army detained 81 suspected insurgents during clearing operations in Suwayrah. Iraqi Security Forces detained 22 suspected extremists in separate raids in Kubaysah and Taji. US troops captured eight insurgents in Doura.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 5, 2007 3:51 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers captured 12 suspected insurgents during a raid on a mosque in Baghdad. US troops captured five insurgents during operations in Baghdad's Rashid district. Iraqi security forces captured 65 insurgents north of Hillah and detained another 19 in Baghdad. The Sadrist movement called for the end of detentions of its members.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 3, 2007 12:41 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured three during operations in central and northern Iraq. Apache gunships destroyed an anti-aircraft. Seven al Qaeda operatives were captured as US and Iraqi forces are conducting operations in Miqdadiyah and Balad Ruz. Three policemen were arrested in Babil province for "facilitating armed attacks."
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 2, 2007 4:27 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed 14 al Qaeda operatives captured 37 during raids in northern and central Iraq. Iraqi police and soldiers killed a suicide bomber at a Tal Afar hospital. Iraqi security forces captured 53 insurgents, including a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. Six police were killed and eight wounded in an assassination attempt on the Balad Ruz police chief. Five were killed and 18 wounded in a car bomb attack in the Saadiya district in Diyala province
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 1, 2007 9:07 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three members of al Qaeda in Tamim province and captured an al Qaeda commader and three cell members in Khadra. Coalition forces captured 12 members of the Special Groups. Ten Sadrists were arrested in Diwaniyah, while seven Popular Committees members were arrested in Diyala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 31, 2007 8:10 PM | Entry
Iraqi police killed the leader of al Qaeda in western Iraq. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and captured 17. Security officials denied reports that 20 headless bodies were found in Diyala. Twelve al Qaeda operatives were killed and 22 captured during separate operations in Diyala province. Twenty-seven insurgents were captured in Huweijah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 30, 2007 7:13 PM | Entry
Iraqi soldiers freed eight of the 11 kidnapped tribal sheikhs while the US named the Mahdi Army commander behind the kidnapping. A suicide bomber killed 27 police recruits and wounded 20 in an attack in Baqubah. Coalition forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout the country. US troops captured six insurgents in an air assault in Madain, while Iraqi troops captured 16 in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 29, 2007 6:10 PM | Entry
Seven Sunni and three Shia sheikhs were kidnapped after returning from a reconciliation meeting. The interior ministry denied the Muqdadiya police chief and seven of his bodyguards were kidnapped earlier this week. Thirteen insurgents were captured in Doura; another six insurgents were captured southeast of Baghdad. Six al Qaeda operatives were captured in raids nationwide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 28, 2007 3:50 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr may call off the cease fire with the Mahdi Army. The Islamic Army of Iraq killed 16 al Qaeda in a clash in Salahadin province. Al Qaeda targeted the headquarters of the 1920s Revolution Brigades in Miqdadiyah in Diyala province with a suicide bomber. Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 27, 2007 3:36 PM | Entry
Iraqi special forces captured two Mahdi Army leaders. US forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives and captured 31. Nine al Qaeda fighters were captured along with an anti-aircraft gun in Babil province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 26, 2007 2:05 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and captured 11. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured two al Qaeda cell leaders in Baghdad and Abu Ghraib. Iraqi Security Forces captured 21 suspected insurgents. Sadr reiterated his call for the Mahdi Army to stop attacks. Arrest warrants were issued for 50 Iraqi policemen for their involvement in terrorist attacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 25, 2007 3:29 PM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr has reiterated his call for the Mahdi Army to halt fighting after clashes in Karbala and Diwaniyah. The Mahdi Army attacked a police station in Basra. US forces found a large EFP cache, including 120 assembled EFPs and 150 copper discs. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda operatives. The Iraqi military killed three insurgents and captured 59.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 24, 2007 2:57 PM | Entry
Two al Qaeda operatives were killed and 38 captured during a series of raids over the past several days. A US helicopter attack on an IED cell in Samara resulted in at least six civilians and one insurgent killed. Forty-six insurgents were captured during two raids in Kirkuk. Fighting between police and the Mahdi Army has been reported in Diwaniyah and Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 23, 2007 3:44 PM | Entry
Violence in Iraq is down 70 percent since June. Over 60 were killed in clashes between the Islamic Army and al Qaeda in Khannasa. Two Mahdi Army terror cell leaders were captured in New Baghdad, and one cell member was killed. Six Mahdi Army fighters and one policeman were killed during fighting in Karbala. Terrorists bombed the Adhamiyah Islamic Party headquarters; the party is allied with Coalition forces.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 22, 2007 2:38 PM | Entry
Daoud Ouhnane, one of the masterminds behind the Madrid train bombings in 2004, was reported killed in Iraq in late 2006. Coalition forces killed four wanted al Qaeda operatives and detained 11. US troops captured seven insurgents in Adwaniyah. Police captured 35 Shia insurgents suspected of firing Katyusha rockets in Karbala.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 21, 2007 11:37 PM | Entry
Iraqi forces captured 34 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, while three police were killed and nine wounded. US forces killed Thamir Aziz Abbas Ashuri, an al Qaeda leader of an IED cell of 250 terrorists in the Baqubah area. Eleven al Qaeda suspects were captured in raids in central Iraq. US forces captured an 11-man al Qaeda cell near Salman Pak, while four militia leaders were captured in Iskandariyah. Over 41,000 pounds of explosives were seized in a raid in Salahadin.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 20, 2007 12:20 PM | Entry
Coalition special operations forces killed five al Qaeda and captured two in raids across the country. US troops captured six IED emplacers in northern Babil and captured two insurgents in Mahmudiyah. Iraqi forces captured two IED facilitators in Anbar and Bahgdad. Lithuania will redeploy a small infantry force to Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 19, 2007 2:18 PM | Entry
Iraqi police killed three al Qaeda fighters and captured 10 north of Fallujah. Fifteen al Qaeda operatives were captured in raids throughout Iraq. US forces uncovered a large EFP cache in Northern Babil province. US forces are conducting operations to clear al Qaeda in Miqdadiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 18, 2007 10:06 PM | Entry
Police arrested a Sadrist member of the Diwaniyah provincial council for his involvement with attacks, while seven police were killed in an IED attack in the province. Three police were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Mosul. Five al Qaeda operatives were killed and 11 arrested in raids in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 17, 2007 12:29 PM | Entry
A tanker bombing outside a police station in Mosul killed five and wounded over 80. Coalition special forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives in raids in central Iraq. Twelve insurgents were captured in a raid in Adwaniya, and another three were captured in Salman Pak.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 16, 2007 5:25 PM | Entry
Three al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were killed and 30 captured during a series of raids in northern and central Iraq over the past several days. Shia terror groups hit a Polish base in Diwaniyah with mortars, and hit a Polish helicopter with ground fire.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 15, 2007 1:53 PM | Entry
Coalition forces killed Abu Duha, an al Qaeda security emir in Mosul. Iraqi troops captured Hamid Kassousa, an al Qaeda emir in Samarra. A suicide bomber killed nine in an attack on a Shia shrine in the Kazimiyah district of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 14, 2007 2:05 PM | Entry
One al Qaeda operative was killed and 17 detained during raids nationwide. US forces killed six insurgents as they attempted to plant an IED in Mosul. US forces detained 13 insurgents, including a high-value target in North Babil and another in Narhwan.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 13, 2007 10:25 AM | Entry
Iraq and Turkey conducted talks after Turkey warned it is strongly considering an invasion of northern Iraq to root out the PKK. An al Qaeda suicide attack killed nine and wounded 24 in Baghdad. The governor of Ninewa said he planned on resigning due to the deteriorating security situation in the province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 12, 2007 12:04 PM | Entry
Two US soldiers were killed and 38 wounded in a mortar attack on Camp Victory. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives "and ten other criminals" during operations in Baghdad. The Islamic Army of Iraq, the Mujahideen Army, Ansar al Sunna, the Fatiheen Army, the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance (JAMI), and the Islamic Movement of Hamas-Iraq formed a political front.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 11, 2007 11:04 AM | Entry
A four-day operation in the Diyala River Valley resulted in 37 al Qaeda fighters killed and 25 captured. Reconciliation meetings are underway in Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. Iraq forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives in Sinjar and Baghdad. US forces captured 10 insurgents in Adwaniya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 10, 2007 2:04 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda targeted a police chief and a tribal leader in two suicide car bomb attacks in Baiji; 22 were killed. The Sunni insurgent group Army of Truth has halted operations and seeks reconciliation. Nine al Qaeda operatives were killed and 22 captured in raids throughout the country. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six al Qaeda operatives, including an emir in Mosul; six more al Qaeda operatives were killed in Mosul while emplacing an IED.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 9, 2007 9:20 AM | Entry
US soldiers killed five Special Groups operatives and captured three during an operation in eastern Baghdad. Ten Special Groups operatives were captured and one killed in Wasit Province. US and Iraqi forces captured 17 suspected terrorists in Mahmudiyah. Iraq and US special forces killed five terrorists in Baghdad and destroyed a bomb factory in Thar Thar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 8, 2007 8:53 AM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr and his Mahdi Army were behind the attacks at the Karbala shrines in August. US troops captured three insurgents and dismantled four EFPs in eastern Baghdad, and three Special Groups operatives were captured in Sadr City. One al Qaeda operative was killed and eight captured during raids throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 7, 2007 9:09 AM | Entry
Muqtada al Sadr and Abdul Aziz al Hakim signed an agreement to put aside religious and sectarian issues. Sunni and Shia tribal leaders in Muqdadiyah signed an agreement to put aside tribal differences to fight al Qaeda. Special operations forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and captured 18 in raids throughout Iraq. US soldiers captured six rogue Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Shia extremist company commander in Khalis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 6, 2007 3:07 PM | Entry
Four Iraqis were killed and and 30 wounded in a car bomb attack in Tal Afar. Coaltion special forces killed 12 al Qaeda operatives and wounded four in raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi police killed a Yemeni al Qaeda operative near Salman Pak. The Iraqi Army and Concerned Citizens captured eight al Qaeda operatives in Hawr Rajab.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 5, 2007 6:47 PM | Entry
Al Qaeda assassinated a senior member of the Salahuddin Awakening Council. Sunni Iraqi member of parliament, was detained during an Iraqi Army raid on an al Qaeda meeting. Iraqi scouts captured five al Qaeda operative and killed two near Balad; another three were killed near Tikrit. Special operations forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured eight in raids throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 4, 2007 2:02 PM | Entry
Poland's envoy was lightly wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad; one of his bodyguards was killed. Six al Qaeda were killed and 14 captured during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Forces captured four Special Groups operatives in southern Iraq, two in Diyala, and another six in Tha’Alba.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 3, 2007 4:58 PM | Entry
Special operations forces raids against al Qaeda in Iraq associates in central and northern Iraq resulted in one operative killed and 10 captured. US soldiers captured five insurgents and destroyed a car bomb during a raid near Salman Pak. A suicide bomber killed six and wounded 14, including 10 policemen, in an attack in Khalis in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 2, 2007 4:22 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government reported civilian deaths from killings have halved over the past month. Al Qaeda in Iraq confirmed the US killed Abu Usama al Tunisi last week. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 23 suspected al Qaeda in Iraq operatives. Coalition special forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives and captured 11 during raids in central and northern Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 1, 2007 2:15 PM | Entry
Abdel Rahman al Anbari, a senior al Qaeda leader, was captured near Samarra. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 16 al Qaeda leaders and fighters in raids nationwide. The Iraqi Army killed seven IED emplacers near Tal Afar. US forces captured 14 al Qaeda operatives in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. Two al Qaeda operatives were killed and 21 captured during raids in the Tigris River Valley.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 30, 2007 11:57 PM | Entry
Iraqi and US Special Forces captured a Shia extremist brigade leader in New Baghdad. Operations against al Qaeda's network resulted in six killed and 27 wounded. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured the al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader in Baghdad's Ghazaliyah neighborhood.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 29, 2007 9:50 PM | Entry
Special Operations Forces killed Abu Usama al Tunis, a Tunisian al Qaeda in Iraq leader, during a raid in in Musayyib. Al Tunis was the emir of all of al Qaeda in Iraq foreign fighters and was a likely successor to Abu Ayyub al Masri. "Al Tunisi facilitated foreign terrorists and helped equip them for improvised explosive device attacks, car-bombing campaigns and suicide attacks throughout Baghdad," Multinational Forces Iraq stated.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 28, 2007 10:10 PM | Entry
Special operations forces killed one Special Groups operative and captured two. Twenty-one al Qaeda operatives were captured in raids throughout the country. US forces captured 12 insurgents in raids near Busayefi and Hawr Rajab. Insurgents murdered a Sunni Iraqi police lieutenant and his wife in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 27, 2007 10:24 PM | Entry
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed 24 members of a joint Shia-Sunni tribal meeting in Shifta in Diyala province; 37 were wounded, including the governor. Task Force 88 captured a member of the Special Groups in Baghdad. Five al Qaeda operatives were killed and 34 suspects detained.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 26, 2007 3:49 AM | Entry
Coalition forces killed Abu Taghrid, a key leader of al Qaeda's Baghdad car-bombing network and former member of Ansar al Sunnah. Coaition special forces also killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and capture 22 during raids nationwide. The Iraqi governemnt admitted disbanding the Blackwater security firm would leave a security vacuum.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 23, 2007 12:07 PM | Entry
US Special Forces captured an al Qaeda operative linked to the assassination of Sheik Sattar. Special Forces also captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Tarmiyah known as "The Executioner." Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 14 civilians in an attack in the town of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 16, 2007 7:09 PM | Entry
Vice President Mahdi was targeted for assassination; 10 were killed and 42 wounded in the attempt. President Talibani is in Jordan undergoing medical treatment. A large cache of Iranian EFPs was found near Baquba. Fifteen al Qaeda, incuding an emir, were catpured in raids in Baghdad, Ramadi, Mahmudiyah and Samarra. The Iraqi Army arrested 6 insurgents near Baqubah. The Cabinet has approved the oil law, and has sent it to parliament for a vote.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 26, 2007 4:36 PM | Entry
[UPDATE2] Muqtada al-Sadr said the Baghdad security plan will fail. The Kurds are reported to be supporting the new oil law. Coalition forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Mosul and killed 2 terrorists. A female suicide bomber used a vest with ball bearings in the suicide attack at the Baghdad university.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 25, 2007 10:25 PM | Entry
[UPDATE1] A suicide bomber killed 40 and wounded 35 in an attack at the Mustansiriyah University in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Other suicide attacks that occurred in Baghdad include: the Iranian embassy, in front of Hakim's compound, and a Karrada market, but casualties were low. Sectarian murders have dropped significantly, however. Security forces killed 12 insurgents and captured 98 during Sunday operations.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 25, 2007 11:10 AM | Entry
[UPDATE2] al Qaeda murdered 35 and injured more than 60 in a suicide bombing on a mosque in Habbaniyah. The cleric spoke out against al Qaeda. Coalition forces found 2 chemical bomb factories in Karma. Special Iraqi Army Forces captured 5 members of the Mahdi Army in Husayniyah and the leader of a 30 man sniper cell in Mashahda. Eight National Police and two terrorists were killed after an attack on a police checkpoint south of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2007 11:03 PM | Entry
[UPDATE1] Over 400 insurgents have been killed and another 400 captured since security operations began in mid-February. The Interior Ministry launch an operation against an Islamic Army base north of Baghdad, killed "tens" of fighters and captured " Saad Akram Khalifa, a commander of the Islamic Army in northern Iraq." The Coalition forces captured 12 al Qaeda in raids in Amiriyah and Mosul, and found "a large amount of Egyptian and Syrian money and false passports and identification cards." More Kurdish troops are moving towards Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 24, 2007 12:01 PM | Entry
[UPDATE2] Iraqi police arrested Issa Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed, a terrorist fund raiser in Basra. US troops detained Hakim's son for 12 hours after crossing from Iran. Ansar al-Sunnah "demanded retribution" from al Qaeda in Iraq for the murders of its fighters. The recent discovery of a carbomb factory with chlorine gas cannisters is believed to be part of a planned terror campaign.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 23, 2007 6:27 PM | Entry
Two suspects in the helicopter shootdowns have been captured. A bomb factory with chlorine cannisters was found in Baghdad. Twelve insurgents were killed during a battle in Ramadi. Nine insurgents were detained on the Euphrates west of Baghdad. The Iraqi Army captured a weapons trafficker in Baghdad. Mahdi Army operatives are on the run.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 23, 2007 12:13 AM | Entry
Yesterday's helicopter hard landing was due to enemy fire. The Iraqi Army captured two members of the Mahdi Army in Baghdad. A senior police chief in Baqubah was arrested for "involvement in the murder, torture, kidnapping and sectarian violence of Iraqi citizens in Diyala Province." Three al Qaeda were killed and 11 captured during raids in Samarra and Taji.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 22, 2007 10:56 AM | Entry
[UPDATE2] A pickup filled with chlorine gas cannisters was blown up in southwest Baghdad, killing 5 and wounding 75. A suicide bomber detonated outside the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf killed 13 and wounded 23. Citizens and police in Jumaylah attacked an al Qaeda convoy attempting to enter the town. Seven al Qaeda were killed and 13 captured in raids in Ramadi, Fallujah and Baqubah. teh Iraqi courts convicted 23, including terrorists from Egypt, Morocco, Sudan and Yemen.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 21, 2007 3:12 PM | Entry
[UPDATE1] An Iranian Arab dissident group claimed Muqtada al-Sadr and a large contingent of his lieutenants are in Khuzestan, under the protection of Iranian troops. KUNA reports a joint US-Iraqi force has raided a Sadr office in Baghdad. A suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint in Sadr City, killing 13. The British drawdown in southern Iraq has actually been planned since last summer. A Blackhawk helo made a hard landing north of Baghdad, but no injuries were reported.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 21, 2007 2:17 AM | Entry
A Chlorine gas truck was detonated at a gas stop near Taji, killing 5 and making another 140 sick. Suicide and car bombings killed 18 in Baghdad, while 20 victims of death squads were found. The Iraqi government is going to allow Baathists who lost their jobs, including those in the military and intelligence, will be able to return to work in the government.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 20, 2007 4:45 PM | Entry
[UPDATE2] Two US soldiers were killed and 17 wounded during a daylight multiple suicide car bomb attack in Tarmyia. A suicide bomber killed 5 on a bus in a Shia district of Baghdad. The Iraqi government said 103 insurgents were killed or captured in and around Baghdad, while 127 displaced families returned to their homes. 49 insurgents were arrested in operation in Quarghuli Village. The Iraqi Army captured 3 insurgents while building EFPs.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 19, 2007 4:53 PM | Entry
[UPDATE1] Mishan al-Jabouri lashed out against al Qaeda and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi on al-Zawraa TV, which may indicate another split between the Islamists is in the cards (See our initial post on al-Zawraa and al-Jabouri's response.)
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 19, 2007 11:58 AM | Entry
Over 60 were killed and 131 wounded after car bombs exploded in New Baghdad and Sadr City. Coalition forces killed 4 al Qaeda and captured another 4 in raids near Rutbah. A car bomb network leader and 2 members of the Mahdi Army were captured in Baghdad. A senior insurgent leader linked to al Qaeda was captured in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 18, 2007 11:53 PM | Entry
Attacks in Baghdad are down by 80%. Two car bombs in Kirkuk killed 10 and wounded 65. The US and Iraqi Special Forces detained 2 Iranians in Baghdad. The Mahdi Army may be the target of Basra operations. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda in Ramadi, Baghdad and Karabilah. Hillah SWAT captured 21 members of the Soldiers of Heaven.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 17, 2007 2:00 PM | Entry
Iran's Quds Force is "deeply enmeshed in Iraq." Civilian deaths have dropped significantly in Iraq and Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Muqdadiyah. The 1st Iraqi Army Division in Anbar is now under government control.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 16, 2007 2:24 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army killed 1 member of the Mahdi Army and detained 4 in operations in Baghdad. Sadr is in Iran, according to a Maliki aide. He left without telling his own lieutenants, many whom left to prevent being targeted in the Baghdad crackdown. The Iraqi courts convicted a Syrian intel officer of arming foreign terrorists. MG Caldwell went on the record about Iran supplying weapons to insurgents.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 15, 2007 1:37 PM | Entry
PM Maliki announces the beginning of the Baghdad operation. Sadr aides insist he is in Iraq, the military disagrees. Iraqi Special Forces captured a Mahdi Army arms merchant / financier and a cell member in Baghdad. 27 al Qaeda were detained in Ramadi, Karma, and Baghdad. Jordanian intelligence helped defeat an al Qaeda in Iraq operation that was supported from Syria and Lebanon, killing 2 and capturing 1. The CH-46 was indeed shot down.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 14, 2007 11:36 AM | Entry
Iraq will close the Iranian and Syrian borders for 72 hours. Coalition and Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda "military planner" and 14 terrorists throughout Iraq. US force and the Iraqi Army detained 10 insurgents in Mosul, and another 10 in Al Haswah. 934 Iraqi soldiers graduated from training in Habbaniyah, which is one of 7 training facilities.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 13, 2007 12:51 PM | Entry
A suicide bomber killed 30 in Tikrit. Iraqi security forces killed 6 and detained 36, including an al Qaeda "prince" (or emir). Over 140 were arrested in Baghdad sweeps. The vice-minister of health is " facing charges of aiding the militia of the Mahdi Army by appointing many of its members in the ministry."
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 11, 2007 11:59 PM | Entry
The US will release evidence of Iran's involvement with supplying weapons to Shia groups. Coalition forces killed 10 IED emplacers in Diyala and Salahadin provinces. A US airstrike accidentally killed 5 Kurdish soldiers in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 10, 2007 8:56 AM | Entry
Iraqi Special forces arrested "a senior Ministry of Health official... who is suspected of being a central figure in alleged corruption and rogue Jaysh Al-Mahdi infiltration" of the health ministry. Iraqi papers claim the al Qaeda anti-aircraft cells possess Strelas, and the NY Times reports a civilian helo was downed south of Baghdad on January 31st. A Coalition airstrike killed 13 insurgents in Amiriya.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 8, 2007 10:59 AM | Entry
A Marine CH-46 transport helicopter crashed near Karma in Anbar province; seven troops were killed. al Qaeda claims it shot the helo down. Coalition forces captured a senior al Qaeda IED cell leader, and destroyed a safe house near Taji. The Iraqi Army captured an al Qaeda foreign fighter facilitator in Al Qaim.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 7, 2007 6:53 PM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] A major offensive is underway in the Sunni dominated Azamiyah neighborhood in Baghdad. Over 2,000 US troops are supporting the Iraqi Army in operations. Nine Iraqis were killed in two carbombings in Baghdad. A combined US and Iraqi operation netted 77 suspected insurgents near Habbaniyah in Anbar province.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 6, 2007 6:33 PM | Entry
The US military said an Iraqi lawmaker is responsible for the French and US embassies in Kuwait in 2003, and is backed by the Iranian Qods Force. Two members of Sadr's Mahdi Army have been killed over the past week. An Iranian diplomat was kidnapped in Baghdad. An al Qaeda cell leader was captured; three members were killed, and 26 suspects were detained.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 6, 2007 12:25 AM | Entry
US officers said the Baghdad offensive will commence shortly and will be unprecedented in size and scope. Iraqi police took control of Kirkuk after 7 car bombs killed 3 and wounded 22. US forces killed a Sadr lieutenant in Baquba.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 5, 2007 12:45 AM | Entry
Four policemen were killed in a bombing attack in Baghdad. Mosul policemen repelled an insurgent attack on a police station, killing 2 insurgents in the process. The Iraqi government said they "have confirmation that 50 percent of these takfiris and killers who call themselves Arab jihadists come across the Syrian border." The US confirms the four helicopters lost over the past two weeks were shot down.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 4, 2007 6:16 AM | Entry
A truck bomb at a market in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad killed over 120 and wounded over 220. A curfew has been put in place in Kirkuk after a series of car bombings. Coalition forces killed 4 al Qaeda and captured 10.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 3, 2007 12:15 PM | Entry
The US killed 18 insurgents during two battles in Ramadi. Two soldiers were killed after their helicopter was shot down in Taji. The al Qaeda front Islamic State in Iraq claimed credit. This is the 4th helo shot down since January 20th.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 2, 2007 4:51 PM | Entry
Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno said he has proof the Iranians are supplying IED materials to Iraqi insurgents. Operations in Diyala in mid-January resulted in 100 insurgents killed and 54 detained. The number of troops deployed may actually double in the surge. Sixty-two were killed in a double suicide and mortar attacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on February 1, 2007 8:54 PM | Entry
The US will withhold evidence that indicates Iran is providing weapons, bomb materials, agents and other support to the Sunni insurgency, al Qaeda, and Shia militias. Dozens of suicide bombers per month are entering Iraq from Syria. Thirty-nine were killed in attacks throughout Iraq on the Shia festival of Ashura.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 30, 2007 9:59 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army killed over 250 of what appears to be a mixed Sunni/Shia cult/insurgent group near Najaf. A US helicopter was brought down in the fighting, killing 2. Mahdi Army leaders are said to be fleeing to Iran. Over 1,500 policemen were fired in the Iraqi province of Diyala for failing to fight.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 28, 2007 9:04 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army captured a bombing cell leader in Mosul, while the Police captured a cell leader in Haswah. A bomber killed 15 at a Baghdad pet market, while a suicide bomber killed 7 in Mosul. President Bush warned Congress that he sets policy for Iraq. The Senate voted General Petreaus as the new MNF-Iraq commander.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 26, 2007 2:26 PM | Entry
Iraqi-US operations on Haifa street in Baghdad net 30 insurgents killed and 35 captured. A motorcycle bomb killed four in a Baghdad market. 'Chemical Ali' remains defiant during his trial.
Posted on January 25, 2007 7:11 AM | Entry
In the State of the Union address last night, Bush proposed sending more troops to Iraq and asked for time to let his Iraq plan work. 5 American civilians were killed in a helicopter crash. The violence continues, and the push for Baghdad accelerates.
Posted on January 24, 2007 7:09 AM | Entry
[Update 2] Iraqi and Coalition forces have conducted an even amount of raids against Sunni insurgents and Sadr's Mahdi Army. Sixteen high level Mahdi commanders have been captured and 1 killed. Five are Sadr City commanders. Over 600 Mahdi fighters are in custody awaiting trial. Thirty Three Sunni extremist cell leaders have been captured as well. Coalition Forces killed 16 terrorists and detained 10 in the Baghdad and Haditha areas. The U.S. military is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of police recruits in Anbar province, particularly Ramadi.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 22, 2007 4:20 PM | Entry
At least 78 Iraqis were killed and 156 wounded during a coordinated double suicide attack in a Shia section of Baghdad. al Qaeda claims to have shot down the US Blackhawk helicopter in Diyala over the weekend. A Sunni-Shai meeting condemned the sectarian war in central Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 22, 2007 4:09 PM | Entry
The ten day Shi'ite rite of Ashura begins, commemorating the death of Husain in Kerbala. 19 American troops were killed in Iraq, including 12 dead in a helicopter crash and 5 in Kerbala. Moqtada al-Sadr called an end to his party's two-month boycott of parliament, smoothing over a rift with its Shi'ite allies. One terrorist was killed and 18 were captured.
Posted on January 21, 2007 10:45 AM | Entry
Muqtada al-Sadr's spokesman Abdul Hadi al-Daraji and an al Qaeda in Iraq leader have been captured by Coalition forces. 15 members of al Qaeda's Omar Brigade have been killed by US-supported elite Iraqi police forces.
Posted on January 20, 2007 11:17 AM | Entry
A prominent follower of Muqtada Al-Sadr, a high-level, illegal armed group leader according CENT-COM, was arrested. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits Iraq. Iraqi police and soldiers are targetted in violence in Anbar province. In Samarra, Iraqi Police Forces captured the suspected leader of several Al Qaeda in Iraq terror cells.
Posted on January 19, 2007 12:42 PM | Entry
Over 400 fighters from the Mahdi Army have been arrested. PM Nuri al-Maliki says Iraq would need far fewer U.S. troops if the United States gave Iraqi security forces sufficient weapons. Over 20 were killed in violence in Baghdad. "The Council," a terrorist group, is defeated.
Posted on January 18, 2007 10:53 PM | Entry
A United Nations human rights report states that 34,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in 2006, while the Iraqi government claims a third that number. At least 103 were killed in violence in Baghdad, including a bomb at Al-Mustansriyah University. Iranian president sent message to Saudi Arabia about cooperation on Iraq, despite evidence that Iran is supporting Iraqi violence.
Posted on January 16, 2007 7:27 PM | Entry
Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam’s half brother and former intelligence chief, and Awad Hamed Al Bandar, former head of Iraq’s Revolutionary Court, have been hanged. A senior official of the Sunni Endowment was gunned down in Baghdad. 50 insurgents were arrested in Diyala, and another 32 in Abu Ghraib. Seven Iraqis, including a policeman, were killed by insurgents in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 15, 2007 12:04 AM | Entry
Sadr's Mahdi Army is reported to be going to ground in anticipation of the Baghdad Security operation. Sadr is moving some forces to Diwaniyah while Sunni insurgents are heading to Diyala. A Kurdish brigade is training to fight in urban settings, and deploying to Baghdad, while the 4th Brigade, 1st Divison is deploying from Fallujah. During December operations in Ramadi, 44 insurgents were killed and 172 captured, and 4 tribes switched their support to the government.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 14, 2007 2:34 PM | Entry
The Ministry of Interior fired 6,000 employees in an effort to purge militias. Iraqi Army and police detained 47 insurgents in Fallujah in joint operation. Special Iraqi Army Forces and Iraqi National Police detained the Imam of the Al-Mahdi Mosque in Balad for terrorist activites.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 13, 2007 9:56 AM | Entry
A Sadr aide says US troops will "go home in coffins". Iraq is seeking the release of the Iranians that were arrested near the consulate in Irbil. The Irians were applying for, but did not have diplomatic status. The Haifa Street area has been cordoned off after fierce battles that killed over 50.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 12, 2007 10:29 AM | Entry
One day after President Bush vowed to crack down on Iran for involvement with the insurgency, US forces raided the Iranian consulate in Ibril and detained five for involvement with the insurgency. Iraqi and U.S. forces raid Sadr Cirt last evening. SCIRI's Hakim backs the government in its crackdown on militias.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 11, 2007 4:03 PM | Entry
Over 1,000 Iraqi and U.S. forces are conducting an operation in Taleel Square in central Baghdad, and detained 15 insurgents in Haifa Street. The Iraqi Army detained an insurgent cell leader in Northern Baghdad, killed 3 insurgents in Baqubah, and is conducting an operation in Tahrir in north-central Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 10, 2007 9:38 AM | Entry
Eqypt refuses to pull the plug on al-Zawraa television, an insurgent propaganda outlet which is broadcast via Egypt based NileSat, despite U.S. pressure. See our feature on al-Zawraa, and the response by Mishan al-Jabouri, the owner of al-Zawraa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 6, 2007 4:26 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government has initiated an operation to restore order in Baghdad. Both Sunni insurgents and Shia militias are to be targeted. A clash ina Sunni neighbor led to 30 insurgents killed, including 5 Sudanese. Coalition forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in southern Baghdad who is said to "tied to senior level al Qaeda in Iraq leadership." The Iraqi Army freed 4 hostages in Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 6, 2007 3:14 PM | Entry
The government has postponed the executions of Saddam's half-brother and the head of the Baath Revolutionary Court. The Anbar Salvation Council announced 5 al Qaeda were killed, including a Yemeni leader, by tribal militias. Iraqi soldiers detain three bomb makers and find IED materials in Albu Farris.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 4, 2007 1:29 PM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] Coalition forces detained 23 terrorists in Ramadi. Marines uncover 12 weapons caches in Anbar, and find Iranian made weapons. Contractors will be subject to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (USMJ), reports DefenseTech.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 3, 2007 7:59 PM | Entry
Iraq will investigate Hussein's execution, particularly the taunt and unauthorized video recording. A Maliki aide was arrested for taking the video. Hussein's co-defendants are to be executed Thursday. U.S. forces in Ramadi captured 23 suspects with ties to senior al Qaeda leaders. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 48 security detainees from December 8 to 28, including Saudi Arabians, Yemenis, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese.
Posted on January 3, 2007 7:45 AM | Entry
US forces raided an office of Sunni politician Saleh al-Mutlaq as part of raids on al Qaeda safehouses. Six inurgents were killed. Iraq shut down the Sharkiya TV station for "reporting false news and inciting sectarianism." The Iraqi Army captured 3 al Qaeda cell members near Fallujah. Six insurgents were detained near Yusufiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on January 1, 2007 2:52 PM | Entry
Saddam Hussein was transferred to the Iraqi government and immediately executed by hanging. His last words were “Down with the traitors, the Americans, the spies and the Persians.” Saddam was buried in his home town of Awja, near Tikrit. About 75 Iraqis were killed and 125 wounded during attacks throughout the country, including a large suicide bombing in Kufa.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 30, 2006 10:18 PM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] A judge said Saddam will hang by Saturday, other officials said within hours (as of 18:41 GMT.) Saddam's lawyers believe he will be executed within days. The US, however, says Saddam is still in their custody. A suicide bomber killed 13 and wounded 17 after attacking a Husseiniya in Khalis.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 29, 2006 1:51 PM | Entry
[UPDATE 1] Two of the Iranians arrested for insurgent activities were released by the US. The Iraqi Army detained 13 in a raid on an insurgent camp in Baqubah. Two al Qaeda terrorists were killed in a raid in Baghdad, while 13 insurgents were arrested in eastern Baghdad. Four terrorists were killed during a raid in Thar Thar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 29, 2006 1:49 PM | Entry
The Baath party has threatened to strike US interests outside Iraq if Saddam Hussein is executed. Saddam calls his sentence a "sacrifice." The Iraqi Army and US conducted a raid on a Mahdi Army IED facilitator near Najaf. During the raid, a US soldier killed Saheb al-Amir, a senior Sadr aide who was the IED facilitator.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 27, 2006 11:55 PM | Entry
British and Iraqi forces destroyed the headquarters of a Basra police Crimes Unit after receiving intelligence of torture and planned execution of prisoners. A bomb in a Baghdad shopping area killed 10. Four Iranians, including two diplomats, were detained by American forces and released. President Talabani protested the arrests.
Posted on December 25, 2006 10:07 PM | Entry
Sistani backs off of supporting a coalition without Sadr, citing Shia unity as the deciding factor. A deal to get Sadr to return to the government is still being negotiated. The ISF and Sadr's forces battled in Samawa, leaving 5 dead and 17 wounded. Coalition and the ISF detained 48 terrorists over the past two days.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 23, 2006 8:56 PM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] al Qaeda's "Islamic State of Iraq" offers the US a one month truce to withdraw its forces, but demands the US leave its heavy weapons. British troops have captured members of the police responsible for death squad activities in Basra. Iraqi Army Special Forces conducted a raid in Sadr City, and detained 1 and injured 3. The 5th Iraqi Army Division capture 13 suspected members of an "illegal armed group cell" in Muqdadiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 22, 2006 11:09 PM | Entry
Sadr has agreed to end the boycott, as a block of Shiite, Kurdish and a Sunni politial party continue to attempt to form a coalition without Sadr. Shiite leaders are pressing PM Maliki to deal with the militias, and are pressuring Sadr to halt the sectarian killings.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 22, 2006 11:20 AM | Entry
Sistani now supports a non-Shia based coalition government. Task Force 145 captured the military emir of Mosul. Abu Deraa, the Mahdi Army death squad leader, is alive and well. Four senior tribal leaders from Diyala were murdered after attending a conference of the province's tribes. The Iraqi Army is beginning to take the lead in Samarra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 20, 2006 5:35 AM | Entry
Attacks have been at a two year high over the past 3 months. It should be remembered that Ramadan, coupled with the US election, played a role in the rise in violence. Iraq's economy is doing surprisingly well. A Sadr aide and IED cell leader was arrested in Kut. An INP battalion commander was relieved of duty, two others were detained for an illegal arrest.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 19, 2006 2:44 PM | Entry
Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped more than two dozen people from Baghdad's Red Crescent office. Tony Blair visited Iraq and reiterated his support for the Iraqi government. Coalition forces captured ten militants involved in building IEDs.
Posted on December 17, 2006 12:25 PM | Entry
PM Maliki announced at a two-day conference to end sectarian violence an Iraqi army campaign to recruit former officers. Maliki also said that he hopes for a swift ruling on Saddam's appeal. Military planners and White House budget analysts have been asked to provide President Bush with options for increasing U.S. forces. An Iraqi court sentenced a Libyan member of al Qaeda in Iraq to death.
Posted on December 16, 2006 12:40 PM | Entry
Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a conflict with the Iraqi Shi'ites if the US leaves Iraq. A number of radical clerics including Safar al-Hawali have called upon the Muslim world to mobilize against Shi'ites in Iraq.
Posted on December 12, 2006 11:51 PM | Entry
Sectarian violence rages on. President Talabani blasted the report of the Iraq Study Group and denounced its recommendations for his country. U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld visited Iraq on farewell trip to thank US troops.
Posted on December 10, 2006 10:51 PM | Entry
20 were killed in a raid and air strike in Sunni village northwest of Baghdad. Three freed Iraqi hostages from Christian Peacemaker Teams forgave their captors and pushed for leniecy. The Iraqi Army graduated 500 new troops. Japan extends ASDF Iraq airlift mission until the end of July.
Posted on December 8, 2006 9:42 PM | Entry
The Iraq Study Group report has been met with praise and criticism. Bush has rejected key plans in the ISG report. In Iraq, 23 people were killed today, and 35 bodies were found by Iraqi police near and in Baghdad. The Iraqi Army and Coalition forces captured three suspected insurgents in Baqubah.
Posted on December 7, 2006 9:26 PM | Entry
U.S. appears to be closing in on Abu Ayyub al-Masri, successor to Zarqawi as chief of al Qaeda in Iraq, as his second-in-command, Abu Taha, is killed. News broken by Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubaie early today. Taha can now be added to the list of top al Qaeda leaders killed or captured in Iraq in recent weeks.
Posted on December 6, 2006 10:42 AM | Entry
The Iraq Survey Group report released today, urging combat troops out of Iraq by 2008, and bilateral negotiations with Iran and Syria. Bush pledges to act.
Posted on December 6, 2006 10:08 AM | Entry
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, DefSec nominee Bob Gates said "all options are on the table" regarding Iraq and that the U.S. is neither winning nor losing the war. Iraq Study Group report to be issued at 12 GMT Wednesday morning and is expected to push for regional conference on Iraq that includes Syria and Iran and a realignment of U.S. forces to play peacekeeping role.
Posted on December 5, 2006 1:36 PM | Entry
Hakim, the leader of SCIRI, called for US troops to remain in Iraq. A Marine helicopter made an emergency water landing in a lake in Anbar province; 16 were aboard; 12 survived and 4 we killed. Iraqi and US forces closed off the town of Siniyah after insurgents attack the police station and forced the mayor and police to resign.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 4, 2006 3:11 PM | Entry
Six terrorist were killed and five captured in a raid on two foreign fighter safehouses in Gharma. The U.S. and Iraqi Army launched an operation i n Baqubah. The Iraqi Army arrested an insurgent leader in Baqubah, and a cell's members in Baghdad, Ramadi and Samarra.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 3, 2006 7:15 AM | Entry
91 people have been killed and 40 wounded in a coordinated car bomb attack in the al-Sadriyah shopping area of Baghdad. Falah Shanshel, the head of Muqtada al-Sadr's political bloc, has announced a possible alliance with Sunnis, Christians, and secularists against Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Maliki.
Posted on December 2, 2006 11:28 AM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] The U.S. is debating ending the reconciliation negotiations with Sunni insurgents. U.S. helicopters supported an Iraqi operation against death squads in the the Fadhil area of Baghdad. The Iraqi Army also conducted an operation in Rusafa. A terrorist killed 4 and wounded 29 in Mosul after police stopped an attack on a police station. U.S. forces killed 2 al Qaeda and captured 27 in multiple raids throughout Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 1, 2006 1:20 PM | Entry
Leaks indicate the Iraq Survey Group will recommend pulling back troops soon. PM Maliki is receiving criticism from Sunnis in the government for failing to resolve the violence. The remainder of the Stryker Brigade in Mosul is moving to Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on December 1, 2006 3:08 AM | Entry
Over 7000 al Qaeda in Iraq have been killed or captured over the past 2 years. President Bush and PM Maliki will meet in Jordan today. 36 Sadr politicians are 'boycotting the government,' not resigning as they initially threatened. An internal memo cites concerns about PM Maliki's ability to control the security situation. Insurgent attacks on police stations in Baquba were repelled, 13 insurgents and 8 al Qaeda were killed during fighting.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 29, 2006 2:04 PM | Entry
Hezbollah is supporting Sadr's Mahdi Army. An investigation into the crash of an F-16 north of Baghdad has begun. The pilot is missing. Five women were killed in Ramadi after U.S. forces attack an insurgent safe house. Iraqi special forces captured 2 members of an IED cell. The U.S. media has now labeled Iraq a 'civil war.'
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 28, 2006 4:03 PM | Entry
News reports that 4 mosques were burned and 6 Sunnis were dragged from a mosque and burned are either unconfirmed or false. The Iraqi Police Captain quoted is not authorized to speak to the media, and is being tracked by the Coalition (more). Reports of civilian deaths and the leveling of a neighborhood block are suspect.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 27, 2006 9:30 AM | Entry
The Abu Soda tribe fought al Qaeda in Anbar province, and was backed by Coalition support. The tribe claims it killed 55 al Qaeda and arrested 25. Mahdi Army devotees stoned PM Maliki's car as he toured Sadr City.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 26, 2006 10:35 AM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] Sunni terrorists killed 21 Shiites in their homes in the town of in Imam Mansour. Coalition forces killed 10 insurgents when raiding a bomb factory in Taji, and 12 more north of Baghdad. Fifty-eight insurgents are said to have killed in fighting overall north of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 25, 2006 11:48 AM | Entry
A U.S. helicopter crew destroyed a rocket launcher in Sadr City after observing the rocket fire, and have combat video to prove it. Iraqi sources claim it was fire from a funeral party. The Mahdi Army drug 6 Sunnis from a Baghdad Mosque and burned them alive.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 25, 2006 12:41 AM | Entry
Sadr's political block threatened to withdrawal from the government if Maliki meets Bush. The death toll from the Sadr city bombings is at 202. Up to 20 Sunnis were killed in the retaliatory mortar attacks on Adhamiyah. Twenty-two are killed by suicide bomber in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 24, 2006 11:12 AM | Entry
[UPDATE 2] al Qaeda struck in Sadr City with 6 carbombs and 2 mortars, killing 145 and wounding 238. Sunni insurgents raided the Health Ministry. Iraqi and U.S. forces raided Sadr City. Five suspects were arrested and 4 civilians were killed when a van refused to stop after receiving multiple warnings. Baghdad is under an indefinite curfew. Maliki will hold direct talks with insurgents.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 23, 2006 12:02 PM | Entry
The UN claimed Iraq deaths are highest since the war started, but the government disputed the claim. A bomb is detonated in the Green Zone, the target was the speaker of the Parliament. The ISF detains 28 suspects in Mahmudiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 22, 2006 11:29 PM | Entry
Iraqi special forces back by U.S. advisers raided Sadr city and detained 7. This is the third raid inside Sadr City in four days. Three terrorists are killed and 4 suspects detained in a separate raid in Baghdad. Iraq and Syria have restored diplomatic ties. Australia may boost troop numbers in Iraq.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 21, 2006 11:24 AM | Entry
Iran has called for a summit between Iraq, Syria and Iran. Iraqi special forces (1st SOF) conducted a raid inside Sadr City. General Caldwell reports 48 al Qaeda in Iraq were killed and 286 suspects detained over the past two weeks, and said the group was “disorganized” but still able to conduct attacks.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 20, 2006 7:47 PM | Entry
Iraqi and U.S. forces killed 18 Sunni insurgents in a battle in Baquba. Eight terrorists are killed in a Ramadi raid. The Iraqi Army believes it has identified the location of captured western security contractors near Basra. A SCIRI leader is assassinated. Henry Kissenger said Iraq is not ready for democracy, stability should come first.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 19, 2006 6:15 AM | Entry
Iraqi Special Forces conducted a raid in Sadr City, searching for a “kidnapping cell.”. US and British troops are hunting for the captured American and Austrian security contractors in the southern Iraqi city of Safwan. The Iraq Survey group met with Syria's foreign minister twice to discuss security in Iraq. The 15th MEU is now in Kuwait.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 18, 2006 12:44 AM | Entry
The Guardian reports the Baker report will recommend increasing the number of US troops by 20,000. US forces killed 9 al Qaeda and detained 9 in Yusifiyah, while the Iraqi Army is conducting a brigade sized operation (about 1,000 troops) in Kirkuk. The Iraqi government ordered the arrest of Harith al-Dari, head of the Muslim Clerics Association, on suspicion of terrorism.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 16, 2006 6:46 PM | Entry
President Bush has initiated a separate review of Iraq policy. U.S. and Iraqi forces captured Abdullah Juburi, a top al Qaeda leader, in Baghdad. Only two are still in captivity after yesterday's kidnapping. "I do not need only the captives to be released, but I also want those who did that act," said PM Maliki. Eighteen insurgents are detained in raids in Baghdad and Anbar. Iraqi police arrested an aide of al-Douri.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 15, 2006 8:55 AM | Entry
General Abizaid met with Prime Minister Maliki, and demanded Shiite militias be disarmed. Iraqi lawmakers say six ministries may change hands, including Health, Housing and Reconstruction, and Transportation - Sadr's ministries. Western leaders are calling on Iran and Syria to help with Iraq's security situation.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 13, 2006 4:07 PM | Entry
A blast at a Baghdad police recruiting center killed over 35. Ten al Qaeda are detained in raids in Baghdad. Saddam's Generals want the U.S. to stay. Democrats call for the withdrawal to begin in 4-6 months.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 12, 2006 12:47 PM | Entry
Sunni gunmen set up a false checkpoint south of Baghdad and ambushed a Shi'ite convoy, killing ten and kidnapping about 52. Baghdad car bombs killed eight people. A Slovak soldier was killed by a roadside bomb today, and the Slovakian Prime Minister has announced that Slovak troops will be pulled out in February. Tony Blair is scheduled to address the Iraq Study Group on Tuesday.
Posted on November 11, 2006 8:57 PM | Entry
Ambassador Khalilzad attempts to reassure Iraqis on the results of the U.S. election. Four al Qaeda were killed and 48 captured during a raid in Ramadi. Ten al Qaeda were killed near Muqdadiyah. U.S. soldiers killed 38 and wounded 9 terrorists after an attack on their base in Baghdad. Seventeen members of a death squad operating in Baghdad were captured.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 8, 2006 7:39 PM | Entry
The Iraqi government has increased security in anticipation of violence after Sunday's expected Saddam trial verdict. A curfew has been imposed in the provinces of Baghdad, Salahuddin, Diyala and Anbar. All leave for the security forces has been canceled. Iraqi special forces conducted a raid in Sadr City, detaining three. Iraqi police kill 53 al Qaeda and detain 16 in fighting outside of Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 4, 2006 9:10 AM | Entry
Forty-nine people were killed in Iraq today, including a motorcycle bomb which killed seven. A US General compared Iraq to a "work of art" in progress. The identity of the Iraqi-American soldier kidnapped near Baghdad last week has been released.
Posted on November 2, 2006 8:20 PM | Entry
A leaked U.S. military briefing slide showing the “Index of Civil Conflict” puts the status in the danger zone. Iraqi state TV accuses the US of releasing a 'terrorist,' a former brigadier in Saddam's army. Iraq's vice president opposed the lifting of the Sadr City blockade. Maliki may reshuffle the Cabinet, replacing Defense and Interior.
Posted by Bill Roggio on November 1, 2006 2:57 PM | Entry
The cordon around Sadr City has been lifted by the order of PM Maliki. Sadr claims he approved last week's operation inside Sadr City that led to 10 deaths. Three Mahdi Army militiamen were arrested in a raid today inside Sadr City; 5 al Qaeda killed and one detained in Baghdad. President Talibani said the U.S. must stay until Iraq is secured.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 31, 2006 6:58 PM | Entry
The Iraqi Army arrested Zarqawi's cameraman. Prime Minister Maliki's bodyguard was wounded in attack on a convoy. A Sunni insurgent spokesman has rejected U.S. talks under the current terms.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 30, 2006 5:01 AM | Entry
One terrorist facilitator was killed and and 10 other insurgents were captured in Baghdad. Eleven Iraqi soldiers were kidnapped while traveling on leave north of Baquba.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 28, 2006 10:35 AM | Entry
Iraqi and Coalition raids against a Mahdi Army leader in Sadr City kill 5 and wound 18. U.S. forces kill 12 insurgents planting IEDs in Ramadi. The Iraqi Army arrested an al Qaeda leader and 20 terrorists in and around Kirkuk. U.S. Forces detained an al Qaeda leader in Mosul.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 25, 2006 4:26 AM | Entry
The Iraqi government has ordered the armed forces to take action against armed groups that break the law. The U.S. denied a New York Times report that ultimatums would be issued to the Iraqi government on progress in the security situation. Five insurgents were killed after Coalition forces destroyed a building in Balad. Six insurgents were killed and four captured in Hit. Sadr's Mahdi Army killed four policemen in Amara.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 23, 2006 3:26 PM | Entry
Propaganda Week: The “Ministry of Information in the Islamic State of Iraq” issued a press release on the Friday bombings in Baghdad. al Qaeda in Iraq's shadow government does not control territory. al Qaeda conducted mini-marches in Haditha, Haqlaniyah, Anah and Bani Daher on Friday. According to an intelligence source, the al Qaeda demonstrators took heavy casualties after their march in Ramadi.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 21, 2006 12:00 AM | Entry
al Qaeda and the insurgency continue the Ramadan Offensive and strike in multiple cities. Tigerhawk explains how the comparison to the Tet Offensive is apt, but not as the media portrays it.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 20, 2006 1:46 AM | Entry
Dozens of al Qaeda supporters marched through Ramadi to declare support for al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic state. Prime Minister Maliki demanded the U.S. release Sadr aide Sheikh Mazen Al Saedi, who was detained by the U.S. yesterday. Balad has been cordoned after a weekend of sectarian violence.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 18, 2006 5:58 PM | Entry
Curfews have been imposed in Baghdad and Mosul. Eight insurgents were killed in Mosul, 2 wounded and 21 arrested after the Iraqi Army defeated a “complex attack.” Eighteen insurgents were captured in Baghdad, and car bombs were discovered. Fourteen bodies were found near Baghdad.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 13, 2006 1:21 PM | Entry
The explosion at an ammunition dump in Camp Falcon, Baghdad was caused by an insurgent mortar round. The Islamic Army in Iraq has taken credit. Three Marines were killed in Ramadi, and two U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed and 16 wounded in bombings in Baghdad. Over 110 victims of death squads have been found in Bagdad in the past several days.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 11, 2006 10:08 AM | Entry
The death of Umar Farouq has been confirmed. An Iraqi spokesman announced the “prince of princes” of Jamaat Al-Tawhid Wal Jihad (al Qaeda in Iraq) has been arrested in Baghdad, but has not named him. Almost 150 insurgents were detained during operations in Kirkuk. A suicide bomber kills 10 in a Baghdad market. Hundreds of Iraqi policemen are suspected to have been poisoned during a dinner, possibly with cyanide.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 10, 2006 2:20 AM | Entry
Kirkuk has been shut down as Iraqi and U.S. forces conduct a major operation in the city. A suicide bomber kills 14 and wounds 13 in Tal Afar.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 7, 2006 9:56 AM | Entry
Abu Ayyaub al-Masri's aide was captured last week. More that 251 suspected insurgents and terrorists were arrested in Diyala during a major operation last week. An entire Iraqi Police Brigade has been pulled off the line due to involvement with sectarian violence. A bombing near a minister's convoy kills 21 and wounds over 70.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 4, 2006 3:22 PM | Entry
Prime Minister announced a plan to ease sectarian violence. Kirkuk police said Saad Tajer Al-Reyashi, a “leading Qaeda member” died from wounds after a battle with government forces. The Anbar tribes have pledged 30,000 men for the police and Army.
Posted by Bill Roggio on October 3, 2006 1:50 AM | Entry
Another leader of the 1920 Revolution Brigades (unnamed) has been arrested. Sunni tribal leaders in Anbar have pledged their support for the Shiite led government. Sunni groups are calling for the disarming of militias (read Sadr's Mahdi Army).Task Force 145 appears to have struck again in Baqubah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 27, 2006 1:41 PM | Entry
The Iraqi police are a target. Police in western Anbar have made significant progress in opposing the insurgency. A police station south of Baghdad is destroyed by a car bomb. Terrorists damaged a police station in Babil province during a suicide vehicle attack.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 26, 2006 1:43 PM | Entry
Iraq's political parties have postponed the debate on federalism. Twenty one suspected terrorists were detained in Baghdad by Iraqi and U.S. troops. Two al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were captured in Samarra by an Iraqi Special Forces unit. Twenty Iraqis were killed and 37 wounded in violence across Iraq on Sunday.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 25, 2006 12:21 AM | Entry
The Iraqi Army captures Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubour, a leader of Ansar al-Sunnah and 2 aides in a raid. A fuel tanker bombing kills 35 in Sadr City. Abu Ayyoub al-Masri, the head of the Mujahideen Shura, is believed to be on video executing a Turkish hostage.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 23, 2006 9:34 AM | Entry
A top Sadr aide was arrested in Najaf during a joint U.S. and Iraqi operation. U.S. generals expect violence to increase during Ramadan and says more Iraqi troops needed to combat militias.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 21, 2006 1:10 PM | Entry
An al Qaeda suicide campaign is underway in Iraq. An attack in a Ramadi market kills 13; 21 killed in Tal Afar; 25 killed in a Mosul market; and 7 on a strike on a Baghdad police headquarters.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 20, 2006 8:44 AM | Entry
Iraqi officials release a letter from Attiyat al-Jaziri to Zarqawi, which highlights al Qaeda's Command's differences with Zarwaqi. Jihadi websites are buzzing with rumors that Ansar al-Sunnah will merge with al Qaeda in Iraq. The Iraqi government will assume full control over Dhi Qar province this week.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 19, 2006 9:32 AM | Entry
Iraqi tribes in Anbar province have vowed to fight the insurgency and al Qaeda. 26 of 31 tribes have openly declared intent to fight the insurgency. “We held a meeting earlier and agreed to fight those who call themselves mujahedeen,” reports The New York Times
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 18, 2006 1:37 AM | Entry
Two suicide bombers kill 23 in Kirkuk, and wound 63. An estimated 180 Baghdadis have been killed since Monday in what is believed to be sectarian violence. Insurgents have been using mosques to attack Iraqi and Coalition forces in Baghdad. The New York Times looks at the difficulties in purging the police forces of Shiite extremists.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 17, 2006 8:47 AM | Entry
U.S. forces raid a Sadr office in Diwaniya, the scene of a battle between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army last month. The Iraqi Interior Ministry states a high level al Qaeda commander Abu Jaafar al-Liby has been killed, and Coalition forces state another unnamed member has been captured.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 14, 2006 1:28 PM | Entry
U.S. troops move into Sadr City as well as the Baghdad's southern neighborhoods of Bay'aa and Risala. MNF-Baghdad soldiers detained 49 suspected insurgents last week. U.S. units are actively searching for militias posing as police in Baghdad. Iraq's Vice President calls for Sunnis to accept the national reconciliation.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 11, 2006 12:33 AM | Entry
The majority of the day's violence has occurred in and around Baghdad. The first day of a Shiite holiday in Karbala ended with incident. Prime Minister Maliki will travel to Iran.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 9, 2006 4:18 PM | Entry
Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, al Qaeda 's commander of the anti-Shiite Omar Brigade and member of the Mujahideen Shura, was captured in June. Iraq and the US will sign a military handover pact on September 7. A large weapons cache exploded in a building in Nasiriyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 6, 2006 3:44 PM | Entry
Iraqi and Coalition forces captured 30 confirmed insurgents and 38 suspected insurgents in western Al Anbar Province, while 2 Marines and a sailor were killed during operations in the region. Task Force 145 killed five terrorists in Muqdadiyah. The Iraqi Ground Forces Command has assumed command and control over the 8th Army Division. Operation Together Forward has expanded into the Baghdad neighborhood of Bakriyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 5, 2006 11:56 AM | Entry
In Ramadi, U.S. Army and Marine engineers are destroying "buildings that stand directly opposite Ramadi's long-embattled government center." These buildings have been used as bases of fire against U.S. and Iraqi forces. In Baghdad, Coalition and Iraqi forces uncovered an IED factory and weapons cache while clearing the neighborhood of Adhamiyah.
Posted by Bill Roggio on September 3, 2006 10:31 AM | Entry
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