Iraq Insurgents

Top Ranking Insurgents With Al Qaeda Ties Make Jailbreak In Iraq

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — A dozen terror suspects disguised in police uniforms broke out of an Iraqi jail Friday, prompting a manhunt across the nation's south ...

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Iraq Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones For Under $26

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have intercepted live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system th...

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Al Qaida In Iraq Regaining Strength, Launching Effort To Cripple Iraq Government: WaPo

Washington Post | Ernesto Londoño | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Ir...

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Biden Sends Right Message on Iraq

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's time to start putting pressure on the Iraqi government to settle their internal differences, and make clear that we're no longer going to be their crutch. This weekend, Biden did just that.

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US: Insurgents Using Teens To Stage Iraq Attacks

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Teenagers armed with grenades and suicide vests are the latest recruits for Sunni insurgents trying to find new ways to outwit heighte...

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Iraqi Bombings Spark Fear Of Insurgent Push

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — It's been a season of jarring flashbacks in Iraq: a spate of major suicide bombings, including more than 145 dead over two days of blo...

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Iraq Insurgent Attacks Likely To Rise As US Troops Leave: Pentagon

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top Middle East adviser said Wednesday insurgent attacks in Iraq will probably increase as U.S. forces start to leav...

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As U.S. Prepares To Exit Iraq, Insurgents Prepare More Attacks

Nytimes.com | By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- As the American military prepares to withdraw from Iraqi cities, Iraqi and American security officials say that jihadi and Baath militants ...

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Hezbollah Sides With Iraqi "Resistance"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Hezbollah reached a power-sharing agreement with Lebanon's U.S.-supported government last week, the State Department called it "a really welcome ...

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US/Iraqi Raid Kills 11 in Northern Iraq

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 11 suspected insurgents and detained 44 others in raids targeting al-Qaida in central and northern Iraq, ...

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Up Close With The Counterinsurgency

Columbia Journalism Review | Paul McLeary | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, the news from Iraq was grim. Five U.S. soldiers were killed near Mosul, two female suicide bombers killed scores of civilians in Baghdad, a...

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Iraqi Troops Poised to Strike al-Qaida

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi army reinforcements moved Sunday into positions near the northern city of Mosul, ready to strike al-Qaida in Iraq targets in the...

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US Offensive In Iraq No Surprise To Many Insurgents

New York Times | STEPHEN FARRELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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With extraordinary secrecy, and even an information blackout aimed at most of their Iraqi Army comrades, American troops began a major offensive on Tu...

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Sunnis Insurgents Launch 'Systematic Assassination Campaign'

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunni Arab extremists have begun a systematic campaign to assassinate police chiefs, police officers, other Interior Ministry officials and tribal lea...

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