Military Chief Expects to Fight Rebels Until Vote
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The senior American military commander in the Middle East predicted Sunday that United States and Iraqi forces would be fighting guerrillas all the way through Iraqi elections
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As U.S. and Iraqi forces step up their campaign to curb insurgents in Iraq, they should strive to avoid alienating the wider public as the country struggles to improve security ahead of January's elections, United Nations chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
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US marines are preparing for a major assault to âwhack rebelsâ in the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, a senior commander said on Friday.
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With only two weeks to go until election day, the radical leftist leader is fending off his opponents with a divide and conquer strategy
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A U.S. assault on one or more of Iraq's three main "no-go" areas &#151; including Fallujah &#151; is likely in the next four months as the Iraqi government prepares to extend control before elections slated for January, the U.S. land forces commander said Sunday.
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Description: Iraq&#39;s interim leader works to persuade Iraqi expatriates to participate in January&#39;s parliamentary elections.
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The U.S. military expects insurgents may try to carry out "spectacular" attacks that would inflict major casualties in a bid to disrupt Jan. 30 elections and intimidate Iraqis who might go to the polls, a top U.S. official said Friday.
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Before Shugofa Beheshti decides who to vote for in Afghanistan's Oct. 9 presidential election, she wants to hear what the candidates have to say.
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On a surprise visit to Iraq US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has predicted violence will increase ahead of January&#39;s elections as rebel attacks killed 11 people including a US soldier.
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Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential elections are due to take place in just two weeks. Senior US military officials are warning that Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters are increasing their efforts to undermine the vote.
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President Bush braced Marines Tuesday for escalating violence leading up to the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, but vowed the vote would not be postponed.
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Despite a sense of progress, U.S. military commanders predict no easy victory in pressing the attack against the country's fierce insurgency and remain particularly concerned about a rising campaign of intimidation.
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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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Well-armed insurgents will retreat  into the heart of Falluja before making a stand against U.S.  and Iraqi troops aiming to take control of the city, the top  American officer in Iraq predicted on Monday.
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The rebels are seeking to force the countryâs president, Idriss DÃ©by, to share power or step down.
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should brace for even more losses as they pursue insurgents bent on wrecking an election scheduled for January. personnel have died here in the first three and half weeks of the month.
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BAGHDAD - Iraqâs interim President Ghazi al-Yawar insisted that crucial elections would go ahead as planned next month despite the sharp upsurge in insurgent attacks that have killed more than 90 people in three days.