May 27, 2009 -
Understanding the Surge in Iraq and What’s Ahead
By Thomas Ricks
May 2009
Thomas E. Ricks is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He is also a contributing editor for Foreign Policy and serves as a special military correspondent for the Washington Post.
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Dec 04, 2008 -
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Iraqi council gives final approval to pact with US
BAGHDAD – Iraq's three-member presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States that sets out a three-year timeframe for the full withdrawal of American troops, a spokesman said.
The panel's approval was the final step for the agreement, which replaces a U.N. mandate that expires on Dec.
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Mar 30, 2008 -
Sadr orders followers to end fighting
By BILL ROGGIOMarch 30, 2008 11:27 AM
Six days after the Iraqi government launched Operation Knights’ Charge in Basrah against the Mahdi Army and other Iranian-backed Shia terror groups, Muqtada al Sadr, the Leader of the Mahdi Army, has called for his fighters to lay down their weapons and cooperate with Iraqi security forces. Sadr’s call for an end to the fighting comes as his Mahdi Army has taken serious losses since the operation began.
"Sadr has sent a message to his loyalists urging them to end all armed activities," the Al Iraqiya television channel reported.
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