longwarjournal.org - 2/5/2009
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Iraqi and Coalition forces Order of Battle as of January 31, 2009.
The February 2009 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage .
The updates and key information from the release of the December 2008 9010 Quarterly Report ...
huffingtonpost.com - 2/2/2009
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WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen.
David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried
to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq ...
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Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
longwarjournal.org - 2/9/2009
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At least one squad of the joint Taliban-al
Qaeda Shadow Army operating in Swat. Al Qaeda has
reorganized its notorious paramilitary formations that were devastated during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. Al ...
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Al Qaeda's paramilitary 'Shadow Army'
washingtonpost.com - 2/8/2009
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As the No. 2 Commander in Iraq, Raymond
Odierno Challenged the Military Establishment, Pressing for More Troops
and a Long-Term Strategy to Guide Them By Thomas E. Ricks Special to The Washington Post Sunday, February 8, 2009; A01 Army Gen. Raymond T. ...
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Bill Roggio: Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle update: February 2009
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