Reports 'predicted Iraq violence'
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Intelligence reports written before the Iraq war warned an invasion could lead to insurgency, the New York Times reports.
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Nine Iraqis allegedly abused by British soldiers were thought to be linked to the killings of six Military Police, a court hears.
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The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate paints a grim view of the violence and political situation facing the United States in Iraq, according to officials familiar with a much-anticipated, collaborative analysis from all 16 U.S. spy agencies.
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Violence in Iraq could worsen after  this weekend's elections because insurgents may exploit the  uncertain period while polling results are certified and the  government assembled, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Wednesday.
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Iraq believes the weekend massacre of  49 army recruits could have been an inside job, a source close  to interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told Reuters Monday.
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_ Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq ``getting worse&#39;&#39; as planned elections approach, and the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence ahead.
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The US Secretary of State warns of more violence in Iraq as elections approach, after a new suicide attack.
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As sectarian violence continues, the US military cautions that results of its Baghdad troop 'surge' will take time.
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Two recent assessments warned that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating and may not rebound any time soon, according to government officials.
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The Electoral Commission of Iraq made the announcement after violence surged through central and northern Iraq on Saturday.
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Bombings and shootings erupted Saturday in Iraq, a day after a Pentagon report warned that an increase in sectarian violence had dealt a setback to the country's stability.
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Poor planning, air strikes by coalition forces and a &quot;climate of violence&quot; have led to more than 100,000 extra deaths in Iraq, scientists say.
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Violence in Iraq could worsen after this weekend's elections because insurgents may exploit the uncertain period while polling results are certified and the government assembled, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Wednesday.
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SYDNEY: An expert on weapons of mass destruction warned Prime Minister John Howard last year against going to war with Iraq, arguing it would make Australia a bigger terrorist target, a press report says.
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Elections in Iraq scheduled to take place by Jan. 31 may be postponed by continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.
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An early departure of American troops from Iraq or a pullback to bases inside the country could lead to sharply increased violence and the deaths of thousands of people, the U.S. envoy to Baghdad told The New York Times.