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GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 1/2/08 - Baghdad, Amariyah Volunteers, Baquba, Basra, Bayji, Chagmalai, South Waziristan, Diwaniya, Hadid, Kut, USS Harry S. Truman, Babur, Ghazni, Kabul, Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Dijlah, Babur BREAKING: Baquba - Terrorists taken out - Cache and terrorists taken BREAKING: Basra, Iraq - Weapons cache seized. 5 Terrorists taken. BREAKING: Bayji - Terrorists taken out BREAKING: Chagmalai, South Waziristan - Involvement denied BREAKING: Diwaniya - 126 terrorists and weapons cache taken in three-week operation BREAKING: Hadid - Cache and 12 terrorists taken. Bodies of 17 civilians murdered by terrorists recovered. BREAKING: Kut -...

A rumor circulating in Diwaniya holds that some tribal leaders in the Diwaniya area may have called for the US to intervene in the area after they were unable to respond to the actions of the Mahdi Army, Slogger sources report. The Diwaniya security plan, launched ten days ago has triggered heavy fighting between Mahdi Army members and US and Iraqi forces. The US maintains a tight security cordon around the city and house-to-house searches and arrests continue. The security operations are codenamed “Black Eagle” and are implemented in wide areas around Diwaniya by US forces based in Camp Echo...

Iraqi Defense Minister Insists on State Authority, Abrogating Ceasefire; Sadr Backs Down From Fight On Monday, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) engaged in their first gunbattle with the Mahdi Army of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr without assistance on the ground from American troops. It took place in Diwaniya, which is located in Al-Qadisiya Province in...

DIWANIYA, Iraq, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have been criticised for heavy-handedness in many parts of Iraq, but in the bustling riverside city of Diwaniya residents long to have them back. Spanish soldiers took over responsibility for the city from United States troops back in July, and while the Europeans are seen to be fair and firm overseers, many in the city say they miss the Americans' warmth and openness. "The Americans have a good culture, they got along with us and integrated with us -- they brought down the barriers," said Ala Saleh, 41, a high school...

Iran warned off 'meddling' in Iraq Bremer admitted he still had a tough task ahead of him The US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has accused neighbouring Iran of actively attempting to subvert the coalition mission in the country.Mr Bremer said he did not welcome "interference" from Iran while US-led forces in Iraq were engaged in the "process of reconstruction and democratisation." "The message is very clear: the Iranians know they're doing it and they know we're unhappy about it and they ought to stop it," he said. Iran has been critical of the delay in government being put...

IWANIYA, Iraq, April 17 — They were trained in the art of war and came to Iraq to fight. But now that the regime has been toppled, Army Special Forces soldiers in Diwaniya have found themselves on an entirely different and, in many ways, more difficult mission. They are trying to rebuild the city. It is a battle against chaos instead of bullets. The Green Berets have had to wade into angry crowds. They have mediated between rival tribes locked in blood feuds. They have tried to hold together the city's thin threads of social order, not always with...