Iraq, US at odds over military handover
452395
The United States and Iraq were at odds   on Saturday over the transfer of operational control of Iraq's   military to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, forcing   a delay of a handover ceremony.
580481
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.
490292
In a sign of confusion over who runs post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, the United States on Wednesday contradicted an announcement by an Iraqi government ministry
406045
The Iraq crisis and differences over Nato loom over the US Defence Secretary's meeting with his Russian counterpart.
537769
The United States is not happy about the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq but will accept the decision when it is fully explained to them, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said here.
241202
The government is considering a US request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s support for the war.
666288
WASHINGTON -- The United States may have to lower expectations for Iraq as it embarks on a new war plan, President Bush's choice to become the top US military commander for the Middle East said yesterday.
487436
Political leaders in the capital struggled to reach a deal that would end the fight over splitting Iraq into autonomous states.
557767
The United States and Iraq hope to sign   an agreement by next week to hand operational command of Iraq's   new army to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an aide said on   Monday, after wrangles on wording had held up the accord.
359002
Fault lines are beginning to emerge in a debate between commanders in the field and senior generals at the Pentagon over options for withdrawing forces in Iraq.
73508
US military pressure against insurgents, coupled with Iraqi government efforts to negotiate, may be gaining traction.
485604
Today the British army formally transfers command to the Iraqis, but factional warfare is growing
215553
Washington, Sept. 25 (NNN): In yet another row here over the Iraq issue, political opponents of the US government have questioned its ability to ensure that full elections are held in the troubled Gulf nation in January 2005.
34164
A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
505162
Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout as a senior American official warned that the Bush administration may reconsider its support if Iraqi leaders don't make major reforms by fall
161056
The government is under pressure over plans to send UK troops towards central Iraq to assist US forces.
437231
American military commanders now seriously doubt that Iraqi security forces will be able to hold the ground that U.S. troops are fighting to clear &#151; gloomy predictions that strike at the heart of Washington's key strategy to turn the tide in Iraq.