ISW Interview with COL David Sutherland, Commander, Greywolf Brigade, Diyala, Iraq

As part of a series of interviews with Brigade and Division-level commanders in Iraq,  I spoke today with COL David Sutherland, commander of the 3rd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, about the impressive U.S. operations in the Diyala River Valley during the summer of 2007. You can access the video, Col. Sutherland's briefing slides, and the transcript below.

Video: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four.

Briefing Slides contain descriptions of threats in Diyala, graphs depicting trendlines of enemy attacks in Diyala's major cities, information about concerned citizens groups and government activity, and a color-coded map of Diyala's tribes.