Operation Mother of Two Springs
Operation Mother of Two Springs was a continuation of Lion’s Roar designed, according to Prime Minister Maliki, to “clear Mosul of the criminal terrorist gangs.”
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Operation Lion's Roar
Operation Lion’s Roar was an operation designed to target the al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) network and other Sunni insurgent groups in Mosul and Ninawa province.
ISW News Roundup - April 15, 2009
Apr 15, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Associated Press - Drought threatens Iraq's 'Garden of Eden', by Hadi Mizban
Associated Press - Iraq soldier says he gave conflicting accounts, by George Frey
Jaysh al-Mahdi
Jaysh al-Mahdi, or JAM, is the militia of the Sadrist Trend.
Operation Ninewa Resolve
Operation Ninewa Resolve, a subset of Operation New Hope, focused on clearing neighborhoods in Mosul of insurgents.
ISW News Roundup - April 14, 2009
Apr 14, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Times Online UK - Iraq's struggle to get railway back on track after neglect and war, by Deborah Haynes
Reuters - Murky origins of Iraq attacks stir foreboding, by Mohammed Abbas
Washington Post - Sunni Insurgents Claim Blast That Killed 5 U.S. Troops, by Ernesto Londono
Council of Representatives - New Session
Apr 13, 2009 - Jeremy DomergueOn April 14, 2009, the Iraqi Council of Representatives will begin a new legislative session.
Iraq at Critical Period
This week, President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq as part of his overseas tour. Much has changed in Iraq since Obama's first visit there as a U.S. Senator in July 2008.
ISW News Roundup - April 13, 2009
Apr 13, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Washington Post - An Iraqi City Divided by Walls, by Sect, By Bitterness, by Sudarsan Raghavan
Associated Press - Somber return for 5 soldiers killed in Mosul, Iraq, by Ben Nuckols
ISW News Roundup - April 12, 2009
Apr 12, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Washington Post - Blast in Iraq Kills 8 In Paramilitary Force, by Ernesto Londono and Saad Sarhan
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Withdrawl Is on Pace, Top U.S. General Says, by Deborah Solomon
Reuters - U.S. general says Iraq attacks no reason to panic, by Alan Elsner