http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/21 The latest news about Defence & Security in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator The cities of Mosul and Falluja have been the scene of violent attacks targeting Iraqi troops and civilians among Muslim clerics in the past few days. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69407/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:13:00 +0000 The United States may leave a stronger-than-expected force structure in northern Iraq if the situation requires, even as it reduces troops to targeted levels, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69397/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:46:00 +0000 US forces have handed over a prison to the Iraqi government ahead of a planned withdrawal of troops. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69392/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +0000 The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, said today that the war in Afghanistan will "likely get harder before it gets easier." http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69387/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +0000 Eight people have died in two bombings five minutes apart on the main street of an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, nine days after an election Iraqis hoped would bring more stability and less sectarian conflict. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69386/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:25:00 +0000 Al-Qaeda threatened to attack Shiite mosques in Diyala province, with explosive belts in the coming days. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69342/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:29:00 +0000 A security source said that a bomb exploded on Tuesday, targeting the leader of an awakening convoy in Zab in Kirkuk. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69338/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:26:00 +0000 An official source at the Iraqi police mentioned, "An explosive device was placed on the side of the road near Hussienieh Azwai in district of Karrada in central Baghdad, exploded Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of one civilian and wounding... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69337/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:25:00 +0000 One soldier was killed on Tuesday by a gun with a silencer at a checkpoint in western Mosul, according to a security source. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69336/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:17:00 +0000 A U.S. vehicle was burned on Tuesday as a result of a bomb explosion in north of Hilla, a security source said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69335/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:16:00 +0000 Police forces arrested on Tuesday seven wanted men during security raids in Basra, a security source said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69334/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:15:00 +0000 Quick Response forces arrested on Tuesday eight al-Qaeda wanted men in northern Wassit, commander of the QRD said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69333/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:14:00 +0000 Two suspected gunmen were arrested on Tuesday in Talafar, according to a security source. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69332/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:14:00 +0000 A total of 15 civilians were wounded on Tuesday in two explosions in north of Hilla city, a police source said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69331/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:13:00 +0000 Sahwa commander of al-Zab area survived an assassination attempt southwest of Kirkuk city, a local police source said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69330/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:00 +0000 Unknown gunmen abducted a child from in front of his house southwest of Kirkuk city. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69329/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:11:00 +0000 Two unknown gunmen have detonated the house of a policeman in Falluja City, but no casualties were reported, a local police source said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69328/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:00 +0000 Three Iraqi policemen were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near al-Mustansriya University in the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi police said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69327/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:09:00 +0000 Police forces have found a body belonging to a policeman who was kidnapped a few years ago in al-Shurqat district, a local security source said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69326/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:00 +0000 Two civilians have been injured in an explosive charge blast in downtown Baghdad, a local police source said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69325/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:04:00 +0000 A car rigged with explosives has went off near al-Mustansriya University in the capital Baghdad, eyewitnesses said on Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69324/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:04:00 +0000 An Iraqi Shia group blamed for holding hostage the British IT consultant Peter Moore today denied his claims of torture and abuse and released new video footage of him apparently relaxing in captivity. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69307/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:25:00 +0000 Each night, in a giant base north of Baghdad, a team that moves armies for a living prepares for a mission that will define America's time in Iraq, more than any other act since the invasion seven years ago. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69306/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:23:00 +0000 The U.S. military handed over a $107 million prison and nearly 3,000 inmates to the Iraqi government on Monday as it prepares to leave Iraq seven years after ousting Saddam Hussein. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69300/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:11:00 +0000 Dr. Abdul Sattar Kazem al-Issawi, director of the hospital in Fallujah, denied the news reported by some media about the exposure to the assassination attempt on Monday morning. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/69273/refid/RSS-security-18-03-2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:07:00 +0000