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Iraq Army stories: 27 news summaries

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(Newser) - The Iraqi robbers who killed eight security guards and stole $4.8 million from a Baghdad bank this week were army officers, not insurgents, the Los Angeles Times reports. Iraqi police revealed today the arrest of four elite officers assigned to guard Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi. "It was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Nouri al-Maliki • bank robbery • Iraq Army

(Newser) - The Iraq government has tightly restricted the movements and activities of American troops remaining in cities, and some commanders blame the restrictions for a rise in attacks, the Washington Post. The day after Iraqis celebrated the pullback of US troops to outside cities, Iraq ordered the US military to cease... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • Iraq government • Shiite insurgents • Iraq Army • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

 Iraqis Celebrate 'Sovereignty 
 Day' as US Pulls Back 

Maliki declares June 30 'National Sovereignty Day'

Jun 29, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of security in Baghdad and other cities after US combat troops withdrew from urban areas. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for combat troops to pull back. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared a public... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • US troops • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • al Maliki

16 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack on Base

Bomber was dressed in Iraqi army uniform: colonel

Apr 16, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber dressed in an Iraqi army uniform detonated an explosives belt today among Iraqi soldiers lined up for lunch at a base west of Baghdad, killing at least 16 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials said. Iraqi soldiers and US troops share the base, in the former Sunni insurgent... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • military bases • Iraq Army • Habbaniyah

ANALYSIS

Iraqi Deaths Continue, But Get Less Notice

'No one values the victims' as war winds down, mourners say

Mar 12, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abu Ghraib, once a symbol of Saddam Hussein’s tyranny and later of the darkest hour of the US occupation of Iraq, is the latest symbol of how the nation and media now treat death there, Anthony Shadid writes in the Washington Post. 33 people died there Tuesday in a... More »

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War on Terror • Abu Ghraib • suicide bomber • civilian casualties • Iraq Army • Iraq war

 Iraq Officials Busted 
 in Coup Plot 

Generals, old regime members arrested in Ministry of Interior sweep

Dec 18, 08 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq has arrested up to 35 Ministry of the Interior officials over the last three days for their part in a plot to revive Saddam Hussein's Baath party, the New York Times reports. Some being held were in the early stages of planning a coup, say officials. Four generals were... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • Baathists • Baath Party • Iraq Army • coup d'etat

 Bombings Kill 31 
 in Baghdad, Mosul 

Suicide attacks rock police academy, US-Iraqi patrol

Dec 1, 08 7:40 AM CST
(AP) - Suicide bombers struck today near a Baghdad police academy and in Mosul against a joint US-Iraqi patrol, together killing 31 people, Iraqi officials said. In Baghdad, a car bomb exploded outside the heavily fortified academy. Minutes later, a suicide attacker blew himself up as police rushed to respond to the... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • suicide bombing • car bomb • Mosul • Iraq Army • Iraq war

 Holiday Blasts 
 Kill 19 Iraqis 
 Near Shia Sites 

6 others shot on bus in effort to reignite sectarian violence

Oct 2, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Suicide bombers targeted Shia worshipers as they left morning prayers today at two Baghdad mosques, killing 19 people and injuring 50, police say. In a separate attack, gunmen fatally shot six people as they traveled in a minibus 60 miles north of Baghdad. Attacks on Shia civilians are widely associated... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • suicide bombing • Shia • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Eid

ANALYSIS

Maturing Iraqi Army Enabled US Troop Deal

2011 withdrawal probable thanks to tougher local forces

Aug 22, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US's preliminary agreement with Iraq to withdraw most combat troops by 2011 would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. Declining levels of violence, a ceasefire with the Mahdi Army, and the about-face of Sunni leaders have all helped, the Wall Street Journal reports, but for the administration,... More »

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Iraq • Mahdi Army • troop withdrawal • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy

 Iraq Cracks Down on
 US-Allied Sunni Fighters

US commanders fear reversal of hard-fought peace

Aug 22, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has begun a crackdown on groups of US-backed Sunni fighters, the New York Times reports. The government fears the fighters, part of what is called the Awakening movement, could be waiting to turn their guns on Shiites. In several parts of the country senior members have been... More »

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Iraq • Diyala • Iraq government • Sunni insurgents • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • counter insurgency • Iraqi militias • Sunni allies

 Iraqi Troops: 'We're
 Not Ready to Go It Alone'

Officers decry lack of equipment; US pushes independence

Aug 6, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s army has taken strides toward independence—but it still needs the help of American forces, say Iraqi troops and officers interviewed by the New York Times. “We are too many years behind other countries. We need the coalition forces until 2015,” said one officer. But American... More »

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Iraq • independence • US military • troop withdrawal • Iraqi soldiers • Iraq Army • Iraq war

 US, Iraqi Forces
 Launch Major Offensive

Diyala target of big push

Jul 29, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces have launched a major operation in Diyala province, which they consider the last major refuge for insurgents near Baghdad, the AP reports. Authorities have set up new checkpoints and banned all but official traffic as troops zero in on the capital city of Baquba, hoping to... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • US Army • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war

 Iraqi Army Rolls Into Sadr City 

No bloodshed so far in peaceful takeover

May 20, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roughly 10,000 Iraqi troops peacefully marched deep into Sadr City today, the Baghdad ghetto that’s long been a stronghold for Muqtada al Sadr’s Mahdi Army. The incursion was part of a deal negotiated with Sadr last week, which allowed for inspections so long as the US wasn't... More »

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Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr

False Alarm:
Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose
in Iraq

Iraqis got the wrong guy, military says

May 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi officials jumped the gun yesterday when they announced the capture of the top commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US military said today. It turns out the man they captured isn’t Abu Ayyub al-Masri; he just has a similar name. The hunt for the real al-Masri, who has... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • Abu Ayyub al Masri • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Iraqi Army
Nabs Key Militant Leader

Soldiers in Mosul
arrest chief of
Al-Qaeda in Iraq

May 8, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi army has arrested the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the AP reports today. Defense officials said they took Abu Ayyub al-Masri into custody in Mosul. He has led the group—which last month called for stepped-up attacks against US forces—since 2006. Masri helped set... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • Mosul • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Dead Soldiers Beef Up
Iraqis' Troop Count

US audit says many in special forces aren't actually serving

Apr 25, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of men in Iraq's security forces is estimated to be a healthy 530,000. Trouble is, a "substantial number" of them are injured, dead, or AWOL, a new government audit says. The review casts doubt on Pentagon reports about Iraqi capabilities and questions Baghdad's ability to train... More »

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Pentagon • David Petraeus • US military • Iraq government • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • Iraq mess

Iraqi Troops Seize
Sadr Stronghold

Fighting in Baghad kills 12, wounds 130

Apr 19, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a major new clash, Iraqi troops backed by American and British firepower today captured a stronghold of fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said Iraqi officials. In a show of force, American planes and British artillery attacked a deserted area outside the Sadr-controlled section of Hayaniya... More »

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Sadr City • Baghdad • Basra • US military • British military • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

Iraqis Buck US, Flee Front Line in Sadr City Fight

'We don’t see any progress being made at all,' American soldier says

Apr 16, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Iraqi Army unit fled its position in Sadr City last night, despite American protestations, the New York Times reports, breeding further doubt among US commanders. A captain begged the Iraqi in charge to reconsider. “If you turn around … those soldiers will follow you,” he said. “... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Iraq Army • Iraq war

 Iraqi Army Rescues 
 British Journalist 

Photographer had been held in Basra for two months

Apr 14, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi troops rescued British photojournalist Richard Butler during a raid in Basra today, the Daily Telegraph reports. Storming a suburban house, soldiers found Butler with a hood over his head, but apparently unharmed. Butler had been working in Basra for CBS when he was abducted—by what were thought... More »

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Iraq • Basra • Iraq Army • Iraqi militias • photojournalist • Richard Butler

 Death of Sadr Aide
 Sparks Battles
 in Baghdad 

Iraqi prez condemns attacks but meets al-Sadr MPs

Apr 11, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The murder of a Moqtada al-Sadr aide triggered heavy fighting in Baghdad today after al-Sadr’s men attacked US and Iraqi forces, Reuters reports. The cleric blamed “the hand of the occupier” for the death of Riyadh al-Nuri, a close relative, and vowed not to forget “this precious... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Basra • Najaf • assassination • US Army • Jalal Talabani • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

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