Petraeus: Iraq security fragile, gains reversible
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Iraq has pulled back from the brink of civil war, but recent security gains are fragile and still reversible, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday.
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BAQOUBA, Iraq -- The US commander of a new offensive north of Baghdad, reclaiming insurgent territory day by day, said yesterday his Iraqi partners might be too weak to hold onto the gains.
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BAGHDAD, March 8 -- Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday that he would examine "some months" from now whether to seek an extension of the administration's troop increase and that he had no plans "right now" to request additional forces.
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Gen. David H. Petraeusâs recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal.
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General David Petraeus believes his Iraq strategy is slowly making progress. But as Joe Klein reports from Baghdad, convincing a skeptical congress is another story
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Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. forces in Iraq on Saturday, becoming the third commander in the war and declaring the American task now was to help Iraqis "gain the time they need to save their country."
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A bold, innovative insurgency has  become more effective against U.S. supply lines in Iraq and  explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a  senior American general said on Wednesday.
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The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraq assuming control of its own   security within 12 to 18 months with "very little" support from   U.S.-led forces.
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Growing impatience with the slow pace of work to improve basic services like electricity and water could threaten security gains in Iraq's Anbar province, a former al Qaeda stronghold, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a quick start. But its success will depend on intelligence
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CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq  - The U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Monday it was too early to judge whether a Baghdad security crackdown was successful because the last of five extra brigades had yet to be deployed.
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The new U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, warned on Saturday that failure to stabilize the country would condemn Iraq to continued civil strife.
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A new approach by American-led forces in Iraq is producing "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas, says Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the country, but al Qaeda in Iraq remains well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods.
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A bold, innovative insurgency has become more effective against U.S. supply lines in Iraq and explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a senior American general said on Wednesday.
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Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander
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U.S. forces said on Friday they could hand over security in the vast Western province of Anbar to Iraqi forces as soon as March or April, after a remarkable turnaround of security in the one-time insurgent stronghold.
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The new U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday Iraq was doomed to continuing violence if a crackdown on sectarian strife now under way in Baghdad failed.