Secure Iraqi borders endorsed; concern on US troops
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In the first regional conference on Iraq since the US-led invasion, 20 countries that had been sharply divided over the Iraq
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a Commons statement on proposals to deploy British troops in the American-controlled sector of Iraq. Following a weekend of intense speculation over Government plans to support US forces around Baghdad, Mr
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Despite growing doubts, most Americans still support keeping U.S. military troops in Iraq until the country is stabilized, according to polls released Monday.
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US forces stepped up security measures at bases across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber, probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind Tuesday&#39;s blast at a military base in Mosul.
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Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said on Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.
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Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater said on Wednesday it supported recommendations presented in a report of the Secretary of State's Panel on Personal Protective Services in Iraq.
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Competent Iraqi security forces and a deluge of tips from residents have helped U.S. troops tamp down violence in northern Iraq despite an influx of al-Qaida fighters responsible for occasional spectacular attacks, U.S. officials say.
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American and Iraqi officials joined Iraq&#39;s Middle Eastern neighbors on Tuesday to call for international support for Iraq&#39;s transition
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The United States has said it may send more troops to Iraq to protect elections in January against violence if US commanders decide they are needed.
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BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday shrugged off US doubts about his government's military and political progress, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave "any time they want."
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The Senate, eager to stanch the flow of illegal immigrants, signaled overwhelming support Monday for President Bush&#039;s plan to dispatch National Guard troops to states along the Mexican border.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell says he supports, and is ready to take part in, an international conference aimed at bolstering Iraq&#39;s electoral process and securing its borders in advance of elections to be held by the end of January.
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Though many Iraqis say they have seen positive steps, the security plan is being judged along sectarian lines.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 -- Iraqi officials on Tuesday announced the temporary closure of checkpoints at the Syrian and Iranian borders, as well as an expanded nighttime curfew in the capital, as part of the new Baghdad security plan.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according to new polls by the State Department and independent researchers.
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The United States says Syria has agreed to implement a series of measures to improve the security of its border with Iraq. The decision follows two days of talks in Damascus involving officials from the Syrian
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U.S. and foreign officials say it is increasingly clear that more armed forces will be needed in Iraq over coming months to secure the nation's first democratic elections, to protect against the possibility of an insurgent offensive during Ramadan.