ISW Webcast with BG Nixon
Apr 16, 2009 - Institute for t...In this six-part interview, ISW President Kimberly Kagan discusses MND-N with BG James C. Nixon.
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Tigris River Valley
Expanding Security in Diyala
This Iraq Report describes the fight for Diyala Province from late 2007 through the middle of 2008.
Reconciliation in Balad
Jun 3, 2008 - Institute for t...A commentary discussing the Musalaha (Reconciliation) program and its success in Balad.
The Fight for Mosul
Apr 29, 2008 - Institute for t...
This backgrounder details the fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq for control of Mosul from the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003 to early 2008.
Operation Iron Harvest
Division-level offensive launched on January 9, 2008 focused on al-Qaeda in Iraq in northern Iraq.
Operation Phantom Strike
A Corps offensive to prevent al Qaeda, Sunni, and Shi’a insurgent elements from reconstituting their forces in Baghdad, its belts, or elsewhere.
Tigris River Valley (وادي نهر دجلة)
The upper Tigris River Valley runs from the northern border of Iraq down directly into the center of Baghdad. As the Tigris winds its way south to the capital, a number of key Iraqi cities lie along the route; these are Bayji, Tikrit, Samarra, and Balad. A major highway, Main Supply Route Tampa, also runs from the Syrian border, through Mosul, and down along the Tigris River and aforementioned cities into Baghdad.
Tribal Movements and Sons of Iraq
Tribal movements and Sons of Iraq (SoI) groups have been a critical partner for coalition forces in stabilizing Iraq from 2006 onwards.
ISW Interview with MG Benjamin Mixon, Commander of Multi-National Division-North, Iraq
Oct 26, 2007 - Kimberly Kagan
As part of a series of interviews with Brigade and Division-level commanders in Iraq, I spoke today with MG Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multi-National Division-North and the 25th Infantry Division (Light), about U.S. operations aimed at disrupting and destroying al-Qaeda in northern Iraq during the summer of 2007. You can access the video of the interview below.
Operation Phantom Strike Factsheet
Aug 30, 2007 - Anonymous
Phantom Strike, a series of targeted joint operations against al Qaeda, Sunni, and Shi'a insurgent elements
in Baghdad and the surrounding areas, was launched on August 13, 2007.