Violence in Iraq Belies Claims of Calm
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Attacks against U.S. troops, Iraqi security forces and private contractors number in the dozens each day and have spread to parts of the country that had been relatively peaceful.
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Some events and scattered violence across Iraq on Wednesday:
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The western Afghan city of Herat was calm yesterday following bloody clashes between supporters of the powerful ousted governor and US and Afghan forces sent to keep the peace.
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Violence is down in the first weeks of a troop buildup, but the military's response has been guarded -- with good reason
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad  Allawi sought to calm anger on Friday over his description of  states that opposed the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as  "spectators."
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US and Iraqi troops say they have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul . The US military also said on Wednesday that Falluja appeared calmer while operations to regain
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On the second day of increased US and Iraqi security operations in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the overall status of the community Wednesday morning is calm, a US military spokeswoman said.
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Shi&#39;a tribal leaders in Baghdad&#39;s Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani disputed on Tuesday reports of growing violence in his country and declared, "I can assure you there will be no civil war."
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Improved security in Baghdad has pulled Iraq back from the brink of all-out civil war but security forces must not relax in the battle against threats such as al Qaeda, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.
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Violence is down in the first weeks of a troop buildup, but the military's response has been guarded  -  with good reason
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Palestinian leaders appealed for calm, and the clashes were not as intense or as widespread as on Sunday.
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President Bush expresses confidence a consensus will emerge on Iraq strategy as violence rages on the ground.
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Both parties appeared to be maneuvering to gain political advantage from a relatively peaceful vote in Iraq.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi sought to calm anger on Friday over his description of states that opposed the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as "spectators."
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The White House acknowledged on Monday that sectarian violence in Iraq had entered "a new phase" but denied it amounted to civil war.
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At least nine Iraqis and four US soldiers are reported to have been killed in renewed violence in Iraq.