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Brand new data on Sons of Iraq, Iraqi detainees in US custody, and more

There have been four new graphs and one update for the already thorough Iraq index, which tracks reconstruction and security in post-Saddam Iraq, put out by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings.

The new topics are...
-Current disposition of U.S./Coalition forces in Iraq, by multi-national division
-Status of the Sons of Iraq by location (with monthly pay)
-Percentage of current Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held since a given year, 2005-2008
-Percentage of U.S. active-duty personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan...

09/08/2008 00:55 AM ET

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New State Dept. Iraq Status Report

The U.S. State Department's new "Iraq Weekly Status Report" is out

If you’re not familiar with these reports, they provide updates in key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy in Iraq. Included are details on the current status of legislation, provincial security, situation updates, security transition, economic and government capacity, oil, essential services, and political indicators. A few...

09/05/2008 7:04 PM ET

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Report: Special Groups Biggest Security Threat

Iranian-Backed Groups Profiled in 36-Page Report from ISR and Weekly Standard

A key excerpt:

The greatest threat to stability in Iraq is violence by Iranian-backed militias, known as Special Groups. As Coalition and Iraqi Forces refocused their efforts on combatting such groups, they launched a number of offensives in the spring of 2008 that left these Iranian-based networks fractured and brittle.

Here's the full report: IraqReport11.pdf

09/05/2008 12:54 PM ET

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The Top 100 Iraq and Afghanistan Contractors

Center for Public Integrity Tracks "Windfalls of War" in New Report

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Rand's Verdict: US's Phase Four Plan Botched

Exhaustive Report: USG Lapses Included Mistaken Assumptions, Bad Planning

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