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  • October 2007

    • Qaeda Backers Enraged by Al Jazeera's Osama Excerpts

      Associated Press  |  Oct 26, 07 4:58 AM CDT

      Qaeda Backers Enraged by Al Jazeera's Osama Excerpts

      (Newser) - Supporters of Al Qaeda have attacked Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera for selectively airing critical remarks by Osama bin Laden this week in which he blasts Iraqi insurgent groups for being too splintered. Critics called for the broadcaster to air the entire tape, which also includes praise for the groups. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • insurgents  • Osama bin Laden  • Al Jazeera

    • US Troops Get Look at Film on Insurgency

      CNN  |  Oct 17, 07 4:41 PM CDT

      US Troops Get Look at Film on Insurgency

      (Newser) - A new documentary features interviews with Iraqi insurgents, all of whom stress the humiliation of US occupation. “Meeting Resistance” will be released this week, but CNN sat in on a preview in Baghdad, where US troops heard tales of citizens turning to violence. "It tells us a lot about the culture and how they pretty much feel about us," one soldier said. More »

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      Iraq  • insurgents  • US Army  • documentary

  • September 2007

    • Roadside Bombs Redefine Iraqi War, Bedevil US

      Washington Post  |  Sep 30, 07 7:49 AM CDT

      Roadside Bombs Redefine Iraqi War, Bedevil US

      (Newser) - Simple, cheap and lethal roadside bombs have become the defining weapon of the Iraq war, confounding the Pentagon and taking a devastating toll on US troops, the Washington Post reports in a history and analysis of our tk Iraq. The devices, which account for nearly two-thirds of US combat deaths, are nearly impossible to wipe out because they're easily made from consumer electronics and delivered by shadowy social and financial networks. More »

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      Iraq war  • insurgents  • IED

    • Blackwater Blamed for Fallujah Bloodshed

      Associated Press  |  Sep 28, 07 4:05 AM CDT

      Blackwater Blamed for Fallujah Bloodshed

      (Newser) - Blackwater, the private security firm under investigation for a dozen civilian deaths in Iraq last week, is now being faulted for actions that led to a 2004 battle in which 36 US soldiers and 600 civilians were killed.  Blackwater is charged with sending a disorganized, unprepared four-man team into the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, resulting  their murder and mutilation by insurgents, AP reports. That in turn triggered a bloody, month-long offensive by US forces. More »

    • Iranian Official Hits US for Scapegoating

      CNN  |  Sep 16, 07 12:56 PM CDT

      Iranian Official Hits US for Scapegoating

      (Newser) - The US is hyping an Iranian threat to Iraq to deflect attention away from its mistakes, Iran’s ambassador to Iraq told CNN, again denying allegations Tehran is attacking American troops trying to stabilize the country. “US security plans for Iraq have not succeeded,” Hassan Kazemi-Qomi said. The administration is accusing others to “cover up their own failed plans.” More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • American troops  • Tehran  • Baath Party  • Hassan Kazemi Qomi

    • Iraqi al-Qaeda Group to Track Down 'Traitors'

      Associated Press  |  Sep 15, 07 11:31 AM CDT

      Iraqi al-Qaeda Group to Track Down 'Traitors'

      (Newser) - Thursday's assassination of a Sunni tribal leader was the first in what an al-Qaeda front group warns will be the fate of all who cooperate with the US, reports the AP. The Islamic State of Iraq announced on Islamist websites that "special security committees" will track down "traitors" who support the Shiite-led government. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • insurgents  • assassination  • Sunni  • Anbar  • Ramadan  • Islamic State of Iraq  • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

    • 45 Taliban Die in Battle on Ramadan Eve

      Associated Press  |  Sep 13, 07 12:43 PM CDT

      45 Taliban Die in Battle on Ramadan Eve

      (Newser) - Forty-five Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash with coalition and Afghan troops in Afghanistan today. The Taliban attacked a joint patrol; the Afghan forces responded, with help from coalition airstrikes. The skirmish comes at the beginning of Islam's holy month of Ramadan More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • insurgents  • airstrike  • Ramadan  • Afghan Army

    • Taliban Told Hostages to Convert or Die

      BBC  |  Sep 12, 07 5:46 PM CDT

      Taliban Told Hostages to Convert or Die

      (Newser) - South Korean aid workers held captive by Taliban militants in Afghanistan recounted being urged at gunpoint to convert to Islam during at a news conference in Seoul today, the BBC reports. They were often beaten and forced to work "like slaves" during a six-week ordeal, which ended last month and left two of the 23 hostages dead. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Islam  • insurgents  • Korean hostages

    • Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      New York Times  |  Sep 10, 07 4:36 AM CDT

      Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      (Newser) - The commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, wants to postpone a decision to significantly reduce troop levels there for another six months, reports the New York Times . The general, who is scheduled to begin testimony before Congress today, has told the president he is willing to withdraw one brigade—4,000 soldiers—as early as December, the Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq government  • Ramadan

    • Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      (Newser) - Fewer US troops will be needed in Iraq if security conditions continue to improve, said President Bush today during a surprise visit to Iraq. The pronouncement came after meeting with Gen. David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker–both of whom will be testifying before Congress next week on the status of the Iraq war. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Condoleezza Rice  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • Robert Gates  • Ryan Crocker  • Peter Pace

  • August 2007

    • Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 27, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      (Newser) - Iraqi children are playing an amplified role in insurgent attacks, and the US is struggling to cope with the consequences. The ranks of minors detained by American forces have grown from 100 to 800 since March, the LA Times reports. Boys as young as 11 set off roadside bombs for $200 or $300, enough to feed their families for weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • children  • insurgents  • Iraq government  • Iraqi prisons  • child soldier

    • Iraq Detainees Swell by 50%

      New York Times  |  Aug 25, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Iraq Detainees Swell by 50%

      (Newser) - Since the January troop surge the number of detainees held by the American military in Iraq has increased by 50%, reports the New York Times . The overwhelming majority of those in custody, nearly 85%, are Sunni. And while Jihadism drives some Iraqi insurgents to plant roadside bombs, for many there is a far less ideological motivation: money. More »

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      Iraq  • insurgents  • troop surge  • Sunni  • detainee  • jihad

    • Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      CNN  |  Aug 23, 07 2:04 PM CDT

      Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      (Newser) - A National Intelligence Estimate released today reveals that the US intelligence community doubts Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to lead the country effectively, CNN reports. Coming one day after President Bush defended Maliki in a speech, the report by US intelligence agencies also expresses worry over a possible large-scale, coordinated offensive by insurgents in the coming weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • Syria  • Iraq government  • security  • intelligence  • National Intelligence Estimate  • extremism

    • Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      New York Times  |  Aug 23, 07 11:31 AM CDT

      Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      (Newser) - Large swaths of Iraq's power grid have fallen under the control of armed militias, the New York Times reports. The balkanization of power stations worsens an already fragile situation in which insurgents blow up power lines and leave Baghdad without power at the height of a 110-degree summer. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • electricity  • militia  • power grid

    • Korean Hostage Talks Fail

      Reuters  |  Aug 18, 07 11:46 AM CDT

      Korean Hostage Talks Fail

      (Newser) - As the 19 remaining Korean hostages await news of their fate, negotiations to secure their release have failed, according to a Taliban spokesman. The terror group says its principal demand—the liberation of insurgents being held by coalition forces—was not met; South Korean officials have insisted Seoul has no power to release captured them. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • insurgents  • South Korea  • hostage  • Kabul  • Korean hostages  • Seoul  • negotiations

    • Iraq Blasts Toll Rises to 500

      Time  |  Aug 16, 07 12:35 AM CDT

      Iraq Blasts Toll Rises to 500

      (Newser) - The death toll from Tuesday's series of suicide truck bombings in northern Iraq may exceed 500, with scores more lying injured in hospitals, CNN reports. The attacks were reportedly launched by al-Qaeda against the Yazidi, a pre-Islamic sect, spotlighting the religious warfare that US troop surge sought to quell. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Islam  • insurgents  • troop surge  • Sunni  • sectarian violence  • Iraq death toll  • ethnic cleansing  • Yazidi

    • Bombers Butcher 120+ in Iraq

      CNN  |  Aug 14, 07 6:03 PM CDT

      Bombers Butcher 120+ in Iraq

      (Newser) - US helicopters are swooping down to rescue survivors of bomb attacks that butchered at least 120 villagers in northern Iraq today. CNN reports that at least three trucks detonated in residential areas and injured upwards of 150 people, mostly Kurds. TV stations are beseeching townspeople to donate blood as US troops help out victims on the ground. More »

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      Iraq  • War on Terror  • insurgents  • Sunni  • Kurds  • bomb  • Iraq death toll

    • Bomb Derails Russian Train

      Reuters  |  Aug 14, 07 7:54 AM CDT

      Bomb Derails Russian Train

      (Newser) - Russia suspects terrorism in a bomb that derailed a train on the busy Moscow-to-St. Petersburg line yesterday, reports Reuters. Thirty-eight people were hospitalized and more  treated at the scene, about 170 km from St. Petersburg. The bomb was planted on a bridge; the locomotive and most carriages derailed after crossing. More »

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      Russia  • terrorism  • insurgents  • bomb  • Moscow  • train  • Eastern Europe  • St. Petersburg  • Chechnya

    • Iraq Security Costs Soar

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 1:22 PM CDT

      Iraq Security Costs Soar

      (Newser) - The US Military has paid $548M to two British firms over the past three years to protect engineers working on projects in Iraq—nearly doubling its original budget, according to the Washington Post . A swelling insurgency and shortage of troops are driving up the cost of private security for the largely civilian workforce in the war-torn country.    More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Great Britain  • US military  • insurgents  • engineers

    • US Kills 30 in Baghdad

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 5:21 PM CDT

      US Kills 30 in Baghdad

      (Newser) - The US killed 30 militants and detained another dozen in an overnight air strike on a military stronghold in a Shiite district of Baghdad. Witnesses counted women and children among the slain, though the US claims all 30 were insurgents linked to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • US military  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Sadr City  • Shia

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