Iraqi insurgency: Articles & Commentary 2006
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The following are Articles & Commentary for 2006 related to the Iraqi insurgency.
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January
- Rohan Gunaratna,"Global Terrorism Threat in 2006," Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (Singapore), January 9, 2006.
- Mahan Abedin, "Iraqi Rebels Fill Political Vacuum," Terrorism Focus / Jamestown Foundation, January 9, 2006.
- Tom Hayden, "Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios," The Nation (Common Dreams), January 11, 2006.
- Nir Rosen, "Once the Americans Leave, Sunnis Will Have No Common Cause with Foreign Mujahideen," Boston Review (New America Foundation), January 11, 2006.
- Greg Grant, "'Aerial IEDs' Target U.S. Copters," Defense News (Remote Post Blogspot), January 16, 2006.
- Rick Jervis, "Attacks in Iraq jumped in 2005," USA Today, January 22, 2006.
- Aseel Kami, "Iraqi rebels in western city turn against Qaeda," Reuters (Remote Post Blogspot), January 23, 2006.
- Rick Jervis, "General sees rift in Iraq enemy," USA Today, January 26, 2006.
- Rowan Scarborough, "U.S. tries to woo Sunnis from Iraqi terror groups," Washington Times, January 30, 2006.
- Simon Henderson, "So Bad, and Still Worse to Come," The Evening Standard (Washington Institute for Near East Policy), January 31, 2006.
February
- Anthony H. Cordesman, "Iraq’s Evolving Insurgency: The Nature of Attacks and Patterns and Cycles in the Conflict" (Working Draft), Center for Strategic and International Studies, Revised February 3, 2006.
- "Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges," Statement of Joseph A. Christoff, Director International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Testimony Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, February 8, 2006.
- Fred Kaplan, "Western Targets. The Iraqi insurgency is still primarily an anti-occupation effort," Slate, February 9, 2006.
- "In Their Own Words: Reading the Iraqi Insurgency," Middle East Report N°50, International Crisis Group, February 15, 2006. Featured on ABC's Nightline (includes link to film footage).
- "Report: Iraqi Insurgency Gaining Confidence," NPR, February 15, 2006.
- Jim Lobe, "Report: Sunni Insurgents Increasingly Unified," Antiwar.com, February 16, 2006.
- Sudha Ramachandran, "The Iraq war's defining weapon," Asia Times, February 17, 2006.
- Greg Grant, "Iraqi Insurgents Find Ways To Bounce Back," Defense News (Remote Post Blogspot), February 20, 2006.
- Stephen F. Hayes, "Blueprint for the Iraqi Insurgency. Where are the documents from Saddam's foreign ministry?" The Weekly Standard, February 20, 2006.
March
- Scott Ritter, "The Insurgency: Advantage Ba'athists," AlterNet, March 1, 2006.
- Anthony H. Cordesman, "The Iraqi Insurgency and the Risk of Civil War: Who are the Players?" Center for Strategic and International Studies (Council on Foreign Relations), March 1, 2006.
- Anthony H. Cordesman, "Outside View: How Iraq's woes escalated," UPI, March 3, 2006.
- John Ward Anderson, "Iraqi Tribes Strike Back at Insurgents. In Turbulent Areas, Zarqawi's Fighters Are Target of Leaders and a New Militia," Washington Post, March 7, 2006.
- Anthony H. Cordesman, "The Iraqi Insurgency and the Risk of CivilWar: Who Are the Players?" Center for Strategic and International Studies (Commonwealth Institute), March 8, 2006.
- Matt Sherman, "Iraq's militias: Many little armies, one huge problem," New York Times (Remote Post Blogspot), March 8, 2006.
- Firas Al-Atraqchi, "Rise of the militias," Al-Ahram Weekly, March 9-15, 2006.
- "Saddam never planned insurgency: US military study," Agence France Presse (Remote Post Blogspot), March 13, 2006.
- Rod Nordland, "The Missing. American Tom Fox has been found dead in Iraq. Just how many others are still being held?" Newsweek (MSNBC), March 14, 2006.
- Bassem Mroue, "Iraq says it foiled Green Zone plot," Associated Press (The State.com), March 14, 2006.
- Matthew Cox, "New unit to focus on insurgent tactics," Army Times, March 14, 2006. The Asymmetric Warfare Group was activated March 8, 2006, at Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Michael Ware, "Iraq's Turn for the Worse Brings U.S. and Baathists Closer," TIME, March 15, 2006.
- Tom Bullock, "Saddam Takes the Stand, Praises Iraqi Insurgency," NPR, March 15, 2006.
- Gwen Ifil, "Zbigniew Brzezinski: Iraqi Insurgency Is Wining: '87% of the Iraqi people want us to leave'," NPR (Information Clearing House), March 20, 2006.
- Michael Eisenstadt, "Quelling Iraq’s Sectarian Violence: What the United States Can Do," Washington Institute for Near East Policy, March 27, 2006.
- James Joyner, "Iraqi Insurgency Versus the Al Aqsa Intifada," Outside the Beltway, March 27, 2006.
- "Bush blames Iraq's instability on Hussein," Associated Press (CNN), March 29, 2006. Bush said "that Saddam Hussein, not continued U.S. involvement in Iraq, is responsible for ongoing sectarian violence that is threatening the formation of a democratic government."
- Ron E. Hassner, "Fighting Insurgency on Sacred Ground," The Washington Quarterly, Spring 2006.
April - September
October
- "LEAKED MEMO: Karen Hughes Thinks Small In Combating Iraq Insurgency," Think Progress, October 28, 2006.
November
- Sudarsan Raghavan, "Scores Kidnapped At Iraqi Ministry," Washington Post, November 15, 2006.
- John F. Burns and Kirk Semple, "U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself," New York Times, November 26, 2006.
- Michael R. Gordon and Dexter Filkins, "Hezbollah Said to Help Shiite Army in Iraq," New York Times, November 27, 2006.
December
- Scott Malone, "Iraqi violence 'self-sustaining': U.S. intel chief," Reuters, December 1, 2006.
- Jeffrey Bartholet, "Sword of the Shia. He can deal out death through his black-clad followers and roil the government any time he chooses. Why Moqtada al-Sadr may end up deciding America's fate in Iraq," Newsweek, December 4, 2006 (issue).
