Fighting a New Kind of War in Iraq
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Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?
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The fighting in Fallujah, and daily terrorist attacks by Saddam loyalists and Islamist extremists, paint a grim picture of today&#39;s Iraq.
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U.S. soldiers in Iraq are fighting a tenacious insurgency while trying to win over a population and build a new nation. Switching back and forth demands a mental flexibility that taxes many soldiers.
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The war in Iraq has become the primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers are increasing faster than the United States and its allies are eliminating the threat, U.S. intelligence analysts have...
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The Web sites through which the insurgency in Iraq communicates with the world sound shadowy and illicit when they are mentioned in American media. On the nightly news, a blurry bit of violence in a dun-colored country is introduced with a vague reference to a new video posted on a jihadist Web...
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WASHINGTON -- The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the US involvement in the conflict that President Bush's father fought in, World War II.
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Why Fallujah won't be the last bloody battle in the race to pacify Iraq in time for its elections
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The battle between US and Iraqi forces and insurgents in Fallujah is one of the most important of the war. The offensive will probably bring the heaviest urban fighting since Vietnam, but Iraqi officials hope
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The core conflict in Iraq has   changed from a battle against insurgents to an increasingly   bloody fight between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims, creating   conditions that could lead to civil war, the Pentagon said in a   report on Friday.
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The United States is fighting a war in Iraq and Americans are divided over whether it&#39;s right. The war is a huge issue in the 2004 presidential election.
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A week after a top American general said the offensive in Fallujah had &quot;broken the back of the insurgency&quot; in Iraq, guerrillas are still fighting hard, and US troops are scrambling to stamp out new waves of attacks.
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In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders acknowledge they are locked in struggle with insurgents for the allegiance of Iraq's youth.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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In Iraq, the number of deaths is rising for both Iraq and the United States since insurgents have increased attacks. The violence is one reason why some of Iraqi&#39;s political leaders say the country&#39;s upcoming elections should be delayed.
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A TIME investigation reveals how Iraqi militants are devising innovative ways to make the war more deadly for U.S. troops
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Through the scattered towns and along the dangerous roads of an area that one commander described as "kind of like the worst place in the world," U.S. Marines, British soldiers and Iraqi security forces are waging an offensive they say is vastly different from the urban warfare waged elsewhere in Iraq in recent weeks.
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In the coming weeks, the US and Iraq&#39;s government must still combat a resilient and dangerous insurgency outside Falluja. By ERIC SCHMITT.