Security forces face Sunni resist ance
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Sunni militant strongholds in Baghdad yesterday, coping with cars rigged with explosives, while British-led teams in southern Iraq used shipping containers to block suspected weapon smuggling routes from Iran.
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Iraqi commanders are urging the Americans to go after Sunni targets as the first focus of the military push to secure Baghdad, displaying a sectarian tilt that is delaying full implementation of the plan to drive gunmen from the streets, U.S. officers say.
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American commanders in southern Iraq say Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military against extremists, in much the same way that Sunni clansmen in the western part of the country have worked with American forces against al-Qaida.
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BAGHDAD -- With the four-month-old "surge" in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni Arab groups that have promised to fight Al Qaeda-linked militants who have been their allies in the past.
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Analysis: As both Shi'ites and Sunnis accuse the U.S. of deliberately failing to protect them from each other, the raging violence mocks the idea that Iraqis are almost ready to handle their own security
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As the U.S. pursues its offensive against al-Qaeda in Iraq, one promising sign is that Sunni insurgents are helping
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SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
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U.S. and Iraqi forces pushed deeper Thursday into Sunni militant strongholds in Baghdad &#151; where cars rigged with explosives greeted their advance &#151; while British-led teams in southern Iraq used shipping containers to block suspected weapon smuggling routes from Iran.
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In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces have stepped up their military operations in areas of the country under the control of Sunni rebels. Ahead of elections set for January, Iraqi and coalition forces are attempting
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Raids on mosques and the arrests of hardline clerics are raising fears that the US siege on Fallujah will further alienate Iraq&#39;s Sunni minority.
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Troops in armored cars deployed to Sunni Muslim neighborhoods in the capital Monday after the shooting death of a young Shiite man, but that failed to prevent renewed friction. Shiite leaders urged the victim's family to avoid revenge, fearing sectarian violence that could detonate Lebanon's political crisis.
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Sunni community in helpless state as street protests against US-led assault on Fallujah have not been witnessed. By Nadra Saouli - BAGHDAD.
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As the Lebanese military battles Fatah al-Islam, a key question remains: What does the Sunni extremist faction want?
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BAGHDAD - Insurgents continued their assault on Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces Tuesday, killing at least 23 police and national guard officers in multiple attacks mainly across the Sunni-dominated zone north of Baghdad.
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The American military and Iraqi soldiers continued today to try to secure the heart of this city rife with insurgents.
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Intelligence-gathering by the front-line forces that need to know the most is proving difficult in a region increasingly gripped by fear.
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Efforts to recruit Sunni policemen have been met with halfhearted support and outright resistance from the Shiite-dominated national government.