Iraqis 'unable to hold US gains'
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US commander of operations north of Baghdad says Iraqi forces are unable hold areas taken from insurgents.
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There is &quot;no way&quot; the war in Iraq can be won by the United States and its allies, a former Army commander said Friday as he called for the troops to be withdrawn.
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Iraq&#39;s elections were thrown into renewed doubt only days after the interim government won international backing for its decision to hold the poll at the end of January.
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Political opponents of the United States Government have questioned its ability to ensure that full elections are held in Iraq in January.
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Talks between the United States and   Iraq over the transfer of operational command of Iraq's armed   forces were deadlocked on Sunday, with Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki demanding more independence from the U.S. military.
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SYDNEY - A growing number of Australians believe the war in Iraq was not worth the bloodshed as resistance to the US-led coalition which toppled Saddam Hussein continues to wreck havoc in the strife-torn country, according to a poll published Monday.
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The United States failed to win a promise from the United Nations to increase its staff in Iraq ahead of elections as Washington stepped up its charges that Damascus was sheltering insurgent leaders.
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Failure by the United States to stop  postwar violence in Iraq has crippled efforts to rebuild an  essential part of the Iraqi economy -- agriculture, according  to U.S. government officials.
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A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation in which the US has little control of the violence.
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28 September 2004 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said in an interview today that elections in Iraq are &quot;impossible&quot; amid the continuing insecurity.
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Iraq's army, despite measurable progress, will be unable to take over internal security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months and "cannot yet meaningfully contribute to denying terrorists safe haven," according to a report on the Iraqi security forces published today.
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Most Iraqis think the recent US troop surge has failed, a new BBC/ABC opinion poll across Iraq suggests.
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Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq
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The two top American military and diplomatic officials in Iraq were unable to argue that the heightened troop levels had made more than fragile and transitory progress.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political leaders have failed to reach agreement on nearly every law that the United States has demanded as a benchmark, despite heavy pressure from Congress, the White House, and top military commanders. With only three months until reports on progress are due in Washington, the deadlock has reached a point where many Iraqi and US officials now ...
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Iraq&#39;s stagnant economy and lack of employment opportunities are feeding instability in the violence-torn country, hindering prospects for prosperity, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Monday.
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Failure by the United States to stop postwar violence in Iraq has crippled efforts to rebuild an essential part of the Iraqi economy -- agriculture, according to U.S. government officials.