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In a war on terrorism, intelligence is everything. Knowing the enemy and taking the fight to the enemy is the best way to deal with terrorists, the commander of the Army's 1st Armored Division said during a news conference today in Baghdad. Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey said his forces have shifted as the terrorist threats in Baghdad have changed. He also is working with Iraqi security forces to ensure their intelligence effort is up to the task of defending the Iraqi people when sovereignty shifts at the end of June, he added. Dempsey said he is working to adapt his...

As the threats shift in Baghdad, coalition forces are shifting to counter them, said Army Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey during a press conference today in Baghdad. Dempsey commands the 1st Armored Division, which has control of the capital city. He said the Iraqi security forces are playing a greater role in the defense of their own territory. The coalition forces in Baghdad have launched Operation Iron Promise, which Dempsey said is designed to counter the new threats he has seen in the capital over the last few months, indicating linkage between international terrorism and Iraqi extremism. "In other words," he...

GEN. DEMPSEY: Good evening. [Arabic greeting] -- for those of you celebrating Eid ul Adha. Today I'm going to update you on the Task Force 1st Armored Division's ongoing operations in the city of Baghdad. Because this operation is aimed at, focused on the former -- continuing to defeat the former regime operating here, some of it will be familiar to you. But the piece of it that may not be familiar that I want to highlight is the participation in these operations by the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps in Baghdad is currently trained to...