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ISW News Roundup - November 20, 2008

dphillips — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:32:22 -0500

^{U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph McGree from the 327th Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Division says farewell to a local Iraqi Army officer in Samarra, Iraq, before going back to the United States.}

Status of Forces Agreement Draft - Unofficial Translation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:46:33 -0500

The link below contains the translation of the Status of Forces Agreement that was recently approved by the Iraqi Cabinet after months of contentious negotiations. The agreement will be put up for a vote by the Iraqi National Assembly before November 25.

Full translation of the SOFA draft

Hosted by McClatchy Newspapers

ISW News Roundup - November 19, 2008

dphillips — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:11:04 -0500

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)

New York Times - Iraqi Premier Defends Security Accord, by Campbell Robertson

New York Times - U.S. - Iraqi Agreement Is Getting Mixed Reviews in Iran, by Nazila Fathi

ISW News Roundup - November 18, 2008

dphillips — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:14:58 -0500

^{Iraqi National Policemen from 2nd Battalion, National Police Command, give food to a man and his son during a humanitarian aid mission in the Zinjali neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2008.}

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)

ISW News Roundup - November 16th and 17th, 2008

dphillips — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:53:37 -0500

^{U.S. Airmen shake hands with Iraqi police prior to leaving the Al-Amil Iraqi Police Station, on Nov. 14, 2008, within the Al-Baya's community located in southern Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom)}

ISW News Roundup - November 15, 2008

dphillips — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:49:47 -0500

Security

Associated Press - Counting the dead gets more complicated in Iraq, by Kim Gamel

Associated Press -US military: Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 10

ISW News Roundup - November 14, 2008

dphillips — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:02:17 -0500

^{Sons of Iraq (SOI) leaders listen to an information brief at the Faulkenberg Theatre on Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2008}

Security

New York Times - Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks, by Katherine Zoepf and Mudhafer Al-Husaini

ISW News Roundup - November 13, 2008

dphillips — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:34:13 -0500

A member of the Sons of Iraq waits in line to receive his paycheck during an Iraqi government-sponsored payday at Joint Security Station Alawad in the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2008. Photo by Kevin S. Farmer.

Security

New York Times - Iraqi Soldier Reportedly Kills 2 G.I.s, by Sam Dagher

ISW News Roundup - November 12, 2008

dphillips — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:38:48 -0500

Security

Wall Street Journal - Parked Car Bomb Kills Three in Baghdad, from AP

BBC - Central Baghdad shaken by bombing

Associated Press - US troops leave more security in hands of Iraqis, by Robert Burns

ISW News Roundup - November 11, 2008

mcochrane — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:37:15 -0500

Security

Associated Press- Twin Blasts Kill at Least 31 in Baghdad

BBC News- Fresh bombs hit Baghdad rush hour from BBC

Reuters- FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq

ISW News Roundup - November 8-10, 2008

dphillips — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:38:57 -0500

^{U.S Soldiers of Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, with members of a U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, examine a vehicle damaged by an improvised explosive device, in Muhallah 123, Keeylani, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 6, 2008.}

Security

November 10

ISW News Roundup - November 7, 2008

dphillips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:22:43 -0500

(MNF-I) U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move to their next target house as they sweep a small village during Operation Syme in Tikrit, Iraq.

Security

New York Times Slideshow - Escalating Conflict in Mosul

Maliki Makes a Play for the Southern Tribes

sweiner — November 6, 2008

In the Shia dominated south of Iraq, a conflict is developing over political dominance in the upcoming provincial elections.

ISW News Roundup - November 6, 2008

dphillips — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:05:23 -0500

Security

BBC News - How ready is Iraq for Obama plan? by Andrew North

The Washington Post - Combat Brigade is Cut 6 Weeks Early in Iraq, by Ann Scott Tyson

ISW News Roundup - November 5, 2008

dphillips — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:33:42 -0500

Security

New York Times - Bombs Kill 15 as Violence Rises in Baghdad, by Riyadh Mohammed and Katherine Zoepf

Washington Post - Baghdad Bombing Misses Iraqi Official but Kills 2 Others, by Mary Beth Sheridan and Zaid Sabeh