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Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: April 2009
longwarjournal.org - 4/6/2009
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: April 2009
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Iraqi and Coalition forces Order of Battle as of March 31, 2009. The April 2009 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage . The significant changes to the Order of Battle that occurred in March are summarized below. The ...
YON: Obama plan for Afghanistan, Pakistan short on bold
washingtontimes.com - 4/2/2009
YON: Obama plan for Afghanistan, Pakistan short on bold
— washingtontimes.com — Michael Yon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thursday, April 2, 2009 ANALYSIS/OPINION: President Obama 's new plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak) was eagerly anticipated. I first reported from Afghanistan in early 2006 that the war was being ... (more) YON: Obama plan for Afghanistan, Pakistan short on bold

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Iraq: the unraveling? (II)
ricks.foreignpolicy.com - 4/1/2009
Iraq: the unraveling? (II)
— ricks.foreignpolicy.com — I checked in yesterday when retired Col. Pete Mansoor , who was Gen. Petraeus's executive officer in Iraq during most of the surge. I had been told that Mansoor had warned in Baghdad that signing the Status of Forces Agreement could lead the United ... (more) Iraq: the unraveling? (II)

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mudvillegazette.com - 4/1/2009
Sons and Guns and Money
— mudvillegazette.com — The New York Times, March 31 : BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American soldiers have completely disarmed a rebellious Awakening Council that staged a brief uprising after its leader was arrested in a Baghdad neighborhood, and they are not going to allow it to re-form, both Iraqi and United States ... (more) Sons and Guns and Money

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Bill Roggio: Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: April 2009
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Monday, 06 April 2009 The budget crunch has halted the expansion of the Iraqi Security Forces. The purchase of major weapons systems is up in the air. read ...

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