U.S. Seeks More Dutch Help in Iraq
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The State Department said Friday it is encouraging the Dutch government to continue contributing to Iraq's security beyond the scheduled March 15 departure date for Dutch troops.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq has asked for more troops to clamp down on insurgent attacks and sectarian violence in the volatile province of Diyala, he said on Friday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell took his campaign for closer ties with Europe to the Netherlands on Friday, meeting with European Union officials after discussions earlier in the week in Bulgaria and Belgium.
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The deterioratng Iraq situation is pushing both to look beyond their cabinets for solutions.
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Indonesia will push forward the suggestions on how to resolve the crisis in Iraq that its leader presented after meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush earlier this week, a minister said on Wednesday.
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A high-level US congressional delegation visiting Iraq called Thursday for between 15,000 and 30,000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the war-torn country.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is asking European allies for more troops to help stabilize Afghanistan, where the government is weak, the insurgency is relentless and casualties are mounting.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.
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The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and U.S. demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, appealed Thursday to what he called the &quot;spectator&quot; countries in the war in Iraq - specifically France and Germany - to become more involved in creating peace and prosperity there.
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Iraq&#39;s US-backed leader has made an impassioned plea for European nations divided by the war to reunite to help stabilize and rebuild his country.
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Despite a stepped-up commitment from the United States to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the military, few are signing up to go, officials say.
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Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister on Wednesday called on the international community to increase the flow of aid and speed up the implementation of projects to help rebuild the war-torn country.
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A leaked memo suggests three ways the US might help the Iraqi leader: more troops, more money, and more diplomacy.
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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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They gathered in Brussels to try to agree on the terms for expanding the alliance&#39;s small military training mission in Iraq. Officials said before the meeting that they believed an accord would be possible
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U.S. allies in Europe have so far mustered fewer than 100 trainers to go to Iraq to assist in the modest NATO mission there, but a top American general said Thursday he was hopeful they would offer several dozen more in the coming weeks.