Encouraging stories on Iraq this morning

And the fact that the ones not done by citizen journalists both come from the British media rather than our own mainstream media right here in the US should surprise no one.

—– Headline: Al-Qaeda is driven from Mosul bastion after bloody last stand
Subheading: The murder toll is dropping, the insurgents are on the run. Our correspondent is on the front line as the Iraqi army takes control

—— Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda

—– Bill Roggio from the awesome Long War Journal website: Iraqi forces pursue Mahdi Army in Baghdad

—– More from the LWJ, courtesy of Iraq The Model’s Omar Fadhil: Analysis: Sadr movement, Mahdi Army shrink under pressure

Cross-posted to Right Wing News, where I am helping guestblog for John Hawkins on Sundays.