Category Archives: Iraq Good News

What Coalition Forces Are Doing In Iraq This Week

I'm sure that the Big Media are going to tell us about all this (from DefenseLink) Iraqi and coalition forces captured 61 suspected terrorists, destroyed five improvised explosive devices and seized several weapons caches during operations across Iraq in the past four days. Today, special Iraqi army forces, along with coalition forces, destroyed a car […]

The Surge Plan And Surrender In The Senate

For all those who say that there is no plan for the surge, that couldn't be farther from the truth (from Defend America) The new security plan being implemented in Baghdad will be successful if the United States remains dedicated to the mission and Iraqis commit to resolving their differences, the U.S. commander in charge […]

Wolfhounds Build Respect In Iraq

From Defend America When they arrived six months ago they knew coalition success in their area of operation would hinge on integrating Iraq’s tribal culture. For centuries, tribal sheiks have influenced the social, economic and political landscape of the predominantly Arab southern portion of the Kirkuk Province. So they began the arduous process of building […]

Iraq Closing The Borders With Iran And Syria: ‘Bout Damn Time!

Seriously, what in the hell took so long? BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes, as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital […]

Iraqi Police Kick It Up A Notch. Bamm!

There may be some issues with getting the Iraqi military and police forces trained, but, couldn't tell from this story (from Defend America) Members of the Albu Obaid Iraqi Police station discovered one of the largest weapons cache in the last year while conducting dismounted patrols in eastern Ramadi, Feb. 3. The cache consisted of […]

Coalition, Iraqi Units To Attempt Capture Of Fleeing Terrorists, Plan Involved

I wonder if this would qualify as a "plan" in Liberal World American and Iraqi forces posted north of Baghdad are preparing checkpoints to net any insurgents who flee Iraq’s capital city to avoid an expected anti-terrorist dragnet there, a senior U.S. military officer told Pentagon reporters today. “Because of the pressures in Baghdad, we […]

Coalition and Iraqi Troops Smash Training Site, plus Silver and Bronze

Hmm, I missed this in the Big Media (from Defend America, a site that certainly gives Liberals the vapors) In a roar of rotor blades and a blast of small rocks and dust, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters dropped a group of Iraqi and Coalition soldiers in a damp field in Northern Iraq. The Iraqi soldiers and […]

Al Qaeda In Iraq Getting Waxed

So, what have the Coalition forces done in Iraq over the past week? (from DefenseLink News) Coalition troops nabbed 21 suspected terrorists, including a senior al Qaeda in Iraq courier, an improvised-explosive- device cell leader, and a foreign-fighter facilitator during operations across Iraq today. In Baghdad, coalition forces captured three individuals with ties to senior […]

Pelosi, Murtha In Iraq

From Al Reuters Friday U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an outspoken critic of U.S. President George Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, arrived in Baghdad on Friday for talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials. A U.S. embassy official said Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House, had arrived in Iraq […]

Oh, No, Iraq Is All About The Oil

Well, not really, but, don't let the Left get ahold of the knowledge that there is actually an Oil Protection Force in Iraq Artillery Soldiers visited two oil-gas separation plants in Janbar Thursday to check the progress of the Oil Protection Forces guarding pipelines south of here. The OPF, funded by the Iraqi Ministry of […]

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