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Northern Baghdad and Diyala Province Roads
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Operation Iron Pursuit
Under Operation Iron Pursuit, U.S. Forces pursued enemy fighters in Diyala province into three rural areas: south of Balad Ruz (a longtime al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) safehaven); north and east of Hamrin...
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The Fragmentation of the Sadrist Movement
Download the PDF Executive SummaryTHE SADRIST MOVEMENT has steadily fragmented as a result of the Surge, competition among internal factions, and Prime Minister Maliki’s consolidation of power....
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Operation Sabre Pursuit
Operation Sabre Pursuit began July 25, South of Balad Ruz in eastern Diyala Province. It was conducted in tandem with the 5th Iraqi Army Division and the Balad Ruz police force. The operation was...
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Diyala's Provincial Election
Download the PDFThe results of the upcoming provincial elections are critical to the Sunnis of Diyala Province. Diyala Province is home to every major sect and ethnicity of Iraq. However, because of...
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The Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM, جيش المهدي) militia emerged in 2003 as a security guarantor in Sadrist-dominated neighborhoods. The militia also defended Sadrist political institutions and Muqtada’s...
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Operation Glad Tidings of Benevolence
Operation Glad Tidings of Benevolence was an Iraq operation carried out in tandem with Coalition forces'Operation Iron Pursuit. It focused on insurgents, namely Al-Qaeda in Iraq, in rural areas of...
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ISW Webcast with BG Nixon
In this six-part interview, ISW President Kimberly Kagan discusses MND-N with BG James C. Nixon. Nixon is the Deputy Commanding General of Operations in MND-N. During the interview Nixon gives an...
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Religious/Ethnic Composition of Diyala Province
The Religious and Ethnic Composition of the Diyala ProvinceTagsIraq ProjectIraqDiyala
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The Islamic State of Iraq Returns to Diyala
Download the PDFby Jessica LewisAnbar is not the only front in Iraq on which Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), now operating as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), is fighting in 2014. ISIS has also...
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