Iraqi forces 'cannot stand alone'
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Iraq's security forces will not be able to take over from US troops within the next 18 months, a new report finds.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told lawmakers Monday that Iraqi forces were not ready to take over security from the U.S. military across the country.
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Iraqi security forces will need years of mentoring and support from U.S. forces, a senior U.S. commander said on Friday, warning against an American withdrawal before local forces can operate independently.
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Iraq will need time to build up forces sufficient to handle a potential threat from its neighbors &#151; specifically Iran &#151; even after Baghdad proves capable of overcoming the insurgency at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday he believed Iraqi forces were capable of taking over security around the country within 18 months, but he did not mention a timetable for U.S.-led coalition forces to leave.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq&#39;s prime minister says his forces &quot;will not be lenient&quot; in a crackdown on Fallujah if the city doesn&#39;t turn over a notorious Jordanian militant.
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There are not enough members of the armed forces to meet the demands of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs say.
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The government faces pressure over plans to send UK troops to an area south of Baghdad, to assist US forces.
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Iraq's prime minister Monday touted his government's efforts in thwarting "sectarian war" and acknowledged that Iraqi troops are not yet ready to fully take over security duties from the U.S.-led coalition.
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The senior US general in Iraq expresses concern about the ability of Iraqi forces to cope with election security.
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The US Army is looking into why up to 19 reservists with a supply platoon in Iraq refused to complete a mission. Relatives of the soldiers claim that the troops felt the job was too dangerous and their vehicles were unsafe for the mission.
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US-backed mainly Sunni patrols must be integrated into the security forces, Iraq's defence minister warns.
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Iraqi forces are due to take control of a second province in the south of the country from UK and Italian troops.
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A British reconnaissance team is set to visit the area around Baghdad where the US military has asked for back-up from UK forces. It is thought about 650 troops could be moved to within 20 miles of the Iraqi
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WASHINGTON - Iraq's security forces have made "uneven progress" and will be unable to take over security on their own in the next 12 to 18 months, according to an independent assessment.
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British troops could be sent to help US forces anywhere inside Iraq and may stay in the country beyond the end of US-led coalition forces' mandate in 2005, Britain's army commander said.
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BAGHDAD, December 5 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - With unabated attacks and bombings leaving at 41 Iraqis and six occupation forces dead in the past 24 hours, a senior UN official cast doubt on the possibility of organizing the scheduled elections