Iraqi Forces are Preparing to Take Over the Job of US Troops

For the past year, Iraqi forces have been taking on challenges from insurgents and terrorist in Iraq. They have proven successful in their battles, and now with the help of US and British troops, they are being prepared to take over the job of the US and British forces. The ground forces are being trained for combat, and most recently the logistics of the army are now being worked on. The center of this is hoped to be stationed in Taji, north of Baghdad. 

The US has started to take hundreds of their broken down humvees, and refurbish them for the Iraqi army use. Once running, the humvees are handed over to Iraqi forces, and are then painted beige for the army, and white for the police, with the flag of Iraq painted on it's sides. 

All this activity is preparation for the Iraqi army and their new Airforce to take over once US-led troops withdraw sometime around the end of the year 2011. 

Massive Rally in Iraq Urges US Troops to Move Out

A massive anti-US rally was staged in Iraq in hopes to persuade leaders to withdraw US troops. The rally consisted of more than 50,000 Iraqi people, mostly young men. Members of Moqtada Sadr organized the rally. Iraqi flags were hung high and life sized dolls resembling US figures were burned to demonstrate the extreme disapproval of US occupation.
Iraq and US negotiators made an agreement to have US troops withdrawn by the year 2011. This year, the UN mandate runs out, and leaders must meet again to decide what to do. After this year, Iraqi officials will be given the power to prosecute Americans who break the law off duty. The Shias do not feel that 2011 is soon enough. Tens of thousands of Shias marched to the centre of Baghdad to support the rally. On Friday, the leaders are expected to meet to discuss and draft a plan of the US presence after the mandate expires. No decisions have yet been made. The council plans to meet again to sort out this very complex situation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7677551.stm

Comment from em

You need more, but this is looking pretty good. Do some research into the PKK. It is a Kurdish separatist group operating in northern Iraq and Turkey, and it's been in the news a fair amount recently. This women's unit you wrote about must be part of it, but you need to figure out what part.
em

Suicide Bombing Kills Eleven People

During an American raid in Mosul, Iraq, a suicide bomber blew himself up and brought down eleven people with him. Of the eleven were three women and three children, along with five "terrorists" said the US military.
However, a local at a local morgue reported that most of the injuries were bullet wounds. US troops were engaged in gunfire with armed men moments before the explosion. The morgue official said that it is possible that some of the victoms may have died from the gunshot wounds. One body bag of human remains was brought out of the site, which is consistent with the original report of the suicide bombing.
Following the blasts, US soldiers found weapons and explosions in a building nearby. This article shows how Al-Qaeda pretends to be innocent civilians, which is what makes this war so hard to fight.
JW

Female Militants Stand Up Against Male Dominance

Up in the Qandil Mountains, a group called PKK has been fighting for an equal world. Also known as the Kurdistan Workers' Party , the PKK, has been seen by many countries as a terrorist cell. They claim to be fighting against a male dominated world. They are commonly misunderstood as an all womens group because of their ideals against men, however their leader Bahoz Erdal is a man. CNN Recently gained access to them for interviews while they fight on the Turkish border. Currently they are throughout the mountains for Iraq, travelling like nomads.