ISW News Roundup - February 26, 2009
Feb 26, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Associated Press - US military weaning Iraq's army from support, by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Some US forces will face combat after Iraq pullout, by Anne Gearan
Associated Press - US military weaning Iraq's army from support, by Chelsea J. Carter
Associated Press - Some US forces will face combat after Iraq pullout, by Anne Gearan
Reuters - Uzbeks, Turkmens agree to NATO Afghan transit
Associated Press - Reports: Uzbekistan, NATO reach Afghanistan deal, by Jim Heintz
Reuters - Blast kills 4 U.S. coalition troops, Afghan civilian
Operation Wolf Pursuit was a joint US and Iraqi operation aimed at targeting insurgents in rural areas of Diyala Province.
Washington Times - Pakistani Taliban unite against U.S., by Raza Qazi and Sara A. Carter
LA Times - Confusion hangs over Pakistan's pact with Taliban, by Laura King
Operation New Hope was a military offensive by US and Iraqi forces to degrade Al-Qaeda in Iraq's networks in Mosul and its environs.
Washington Times - U.S. starts to leave key Iraq bases, by Richard Tomkins
Associated Press - Restored Baghdad museum dedicated, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Reuters - Iraq gives glimpse of looted National Museum, by Aseel Kami
Reuters - U.S. and Iraq launch new bid to eradicate al Qaeda
Associated Press - Analysis: Obama faces split opinion on Iraq future, by Robert Burns
Since I’ve been back from Iraq (after a tour as commanding general of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq from June 2007 to July 2008), one of the questions I’m asked most often is: “What was the thing that made the surge work?”