The Patton of Counterinsurgency
With a sequence of brilliant offensives, Raymond Odierno adapted the Petraeus doctrine into a successful operational art.
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Baghdad Belts
Iranian Influence in the Levant, Iraq, and Afghanistan
In a new AEI report, ISW President Kimberly Kagan, Frederick W. Kagan, and Danielle Pletka present empirical evidence of Iranian activities in its immediate environs.
Iranian Influence in Iraq PowerPoint
Feb 20, 2008 - Institute for t...PowerPoint Presentation by Kimberly Kagan as part of the report, Iranian Influence in the Levant, Iraq, and Afghanistan at the American Enterprise Institute.
Don't Short-Circuit the Surge (Wall Street Journal)
The Iraq debate in 2007 focused on whether the new strategy and troop increase could stem violence in Iraq. It did.
Iraq Statistics Reference-December 2007
Dec 17, 2007 - Institute for t...In the last six months, violence in Iraq has declined to some of the lowest levels since the conflict began. This document contains MNF-I and MNC-I statistics that chart this reduction in violence.
Summer Operations Northwest of Baghdad: Denying Sanctuary to Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Dec 11, 2007 - Institute for t...
Summary
ISW Interview with COL Wayne Grigsby, Commander, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, FOB Hammer, Iraq
Dec 7, 2007 - Kimberly KaganAs part of a series of interviews with Brigade and Division-level commanders in Iraq, I spoke today with COL Wayne Grigsby, commander of the 3rd HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division (Sledgehammer Brigade) about the clearing of the Mad’ain Qadaa and the continuing fight against both Sunni and Shi'a extremists. You can access the audio and the transcript below.
Iraq Statistics Reference-November 2007
Dec 3, 2007 - Institute for t...This document contains graphs and charts released by MNF-I and MNC-I regarding violence in 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.
Northeast
The northeastern belt runs from the Tarmiyah area in the Tigris River Valley, east through Khalis and Baqubah and south to Nahrawan east of Baghdad. It controls the road networks that link Baghdad with the eastern shore of the Tigris River Valley, as well the Diyala River Valley and a key border crossing with Iran. Consequently, both al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), Jaysh al-Mahdi, and associated Iranian-backed Special Groups have competed to control the area.