Above: Abu Hamza al-Muhajir An al-Qaeda member was arrested in northern Iraq – and the arrested man says he is the head of the organization for the entire country. Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf told Iraqi television network al-Iraqiya that the detained man claimed that he was Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. His captors are still investigating on his true identity as these matters need factual proof. The picture above is a file photo of al-Muhajir. Abu Hamza al-Muhajir is a Sunni militia leader. According to reports, ... Read More

Above: Riyadh al-Nouri assasinated Riyadh al-Nouri, director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf, was assassinated by yet an unknown number of gunmen near his home. Muqtada al-Sadr blamed the Americans and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government for the killing. In his statement Friday, al-Sadr blamed the killing on "the hands of the occupiers and their stooges reaching out traitorously and aggressively against our dear martyr.” But ironically, the Shiite leader called for calm. "I call upon Sadrist followers to be patient.” Even though we all know that there will be ... Read More

Above: US Soldier in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are the two top officials in Iraq located on Capitol Hill this week to report on the know about in the Iraq war, thou there is not much to expect that the US policy will probably have so little change before the year ends and before the arrival of America’s next president. It is not due to the reason that General Petraeus has pointed out he will recommend regarding further drawdown of ... Read More