Iraqi insurgency: Articles & Commentary 2005

The following are Articles & Commentary for 2005 related to the Iraqi insurgency.

Also see:
 * Articles & Commentary for 2003; 2004; 2006; and 2007.


 * Operation Iraqi Freedom: Year Three: Quagmire


 * Thomas X. Hammes, "Insurgency: Modern Warfare Evolves into a Fourth Generation," Strategic Forum, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, January 2005.
 * Ian F.W. Beckett, "Insurgency in Iraq: An Historical Perspective," Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, January 2005.


 * Tom Lasseter and Jonathan S. Landay, "Analysis: Iraqi insurgency growing larger, more effective," Knight Ridder Newspapers, January 21, 2005.
 * Walter Pincus, "CIA Studies Provide Glimpse of Insurgents in Iraq. Analysis Describes Groups of Fighters, Gives Clearer Picture of Their Operations," Washington Post, February 6, 2005.
 * James Glanz, "Insurgents Wage Precise Attacks on Baghdad Fuel," New York Times, February 21, 2005.
 * Reuven Paz, "Arab volunteers killed in Iraq: an Analysis," Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, The Project for the Research of Islamist Movements (PRISM), March 2005.
 * Ann Scott Tyson, "Iraqi Insurgency Is Weakening, Abizaid Says. Stronger Security Force Is Predicted," Washington Post, March 2, 2005.
 * Jeffrey White, "Assessing the Iraqi Insurgency (Part I): Problems and Approaches," Washington Institute for Near East Policy, March 24, 2005.
 * Michael Eisenstadt, "Assessing the Iraqi Insurgency (Part II): Devising Appropriate Analytical Measures," Washington Institute for Near East Policy, March 25, 2005.
 * "Who Are the Insurgents? Sunni Arab Rebels in Iraq," United States Institute of Peace, April 2005.
 * Carl Connetta, compiler, "The Iraqi Insurgency & Iraq Security Force Development. Selected Bibliography," Project on Defense Alternatives (PDA), Commonwealth Institute, April 1, 2005.
 * Tom Regan, "Iraqi insurgency far from 'fizzling'. Experts say insurgents have retaken momentum as politicians 'dither' over cabinet posts," Christian Science Monitor, April 25, 2005.
 * "Iraqi insurgency 'undiminished'," BBC, April 27, 2005: "Militants staging attacks in Iraq are as strong now as they were a year ago," General Richard B. Myers said.
 * Timothy Haugh, "The Sadr II Movement: An Organizational Fight for Legitimacy within the Iraqi Shi’a Community" and "Analysis of Sunni-Based Opposition in Iraq," Strategic Insights / Center for Contemporary Conflict, May 2005.
 * Montgomery McFate, "Iraq: The Social Context of IEDs," Military Review, May/June 2005.
 * John, "What Does Zarqawi Want?" Power Line Blog, May 14, 2005.
 * Carl Conetta, "Vicious Circle: The Dynamics of Occupation and Resistance in Iraq. Part One. Patterns of Popular Discontent," Project on Defense Alternatives, Commonwealth Institute, May 18, 2005.
 * "Iraq insurgency in 'last throes,' Cheney says ... and he predicts that the fighting will end before the Bush administration leaves office," CNN, June 20, 2005.
 * David E. Kaplan, "National Security Watch: Eurolefties fund Iraq insurgency," U.S. News & World Report, June 23, 2005.
 * John A. Lynn, "Patterns of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency," Military Review, July/August 2005.
 * Mahan Abedin, "Anbar Province and Emerging Trends in the Iraqi Insurgency," Terrorism Monitor / Jamestown Foundation, July 15, 2005.
 * Sharon Behn, "50,000 Iraqi insurgents dead, caught," Washington Times, July 26, 2005.
 * Michael Eisenstadt, "The Sunni Arab Insurgency: A Spent or Rising Force?" Washington Institute for Near East Peace, August 26, 2005.
 * "Timeline: Surge of Iraq violence. Insurgents in Iraq have been launching almost hourly attacks on Iraqi and US military targets as well as civilians in a relentless wave of violence," BBC, September 16, 2005.
 * "Who are the insurgents in Iraq?" BBC, September 22, 2005.
 * Anthony H. Cordesman, "New Patterns in the Iraqi Insurgency: TheWar for a CivilWar in Iraq" (Working Draft), Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 27, 2005.
 * Dan Murphy, "Iraq's foreign fighters: few but deadly. A new report says foreigners make up 4 to 10 percent of Iraq's 30,000 insurgents," Christian Science Monitor, September 27, 2005.
 * John Robb, "How Big is the Iraqi Insurgency?", Global Guerrillas, October 14, 2005.
 * Gilbert Achcar, "The Very Presence of U.S. Troops Fuels the Insurgency," Democracy Now!, November 2, 2005.
 * Chris Albritton, "Looking Out on Hostile Territory. Why the Iraqi city the Americans conquered a year ago is still a threat," TIME (Remote Post Blogspot), November 14, 2005.
 * Syed Saleem Shahzad, "Al-Qaeda tightens its grip in Iraq," Asia Times, November 15, 2005.
 * Jonathan Finer, "Among Insurgents in Iraq, Few Foreigners Are Found," Washington Post, November 17, 2005.
 * Michael Eisenstadt and Jeffrey White, "Assessing Iraq’s Sunni Arab Insurgency," Policy Focus / Washington Institute for Near East Policy, December 2005.
 * Dexter Filkins, "Profusion of Rebel Groups Helps Them Survive in Iraq," New York Times (FairUse.com), December 2, 2005.
 * Toby Harnden, "US Army admits Iraqis outnumber foreign fighters as its main enemy," The Telegraph (UK) (Remote Post Blogspot), December 4, 2005.
 * Gareth Porter, "US embraces Iraqi insurgents," Asia Times, December 17, 2005.
 * Jeffrey White and Brooke Neuman, "The Sunnis, the Insurgents, and the Elections," Washington Institute for Near East Policy, December 20, 2005.
 * Francis Harris, "US to spend £30million on Iraq prisons to hold insurgents," The Telegraph (UK) (Remote Post Blogspot), December 30, 2005.