Violence in Iraq Still Falling, but Pace of Decline Slows
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Overall violence continues to decline in Iraq, although the rate of decrease has slowed since September and a few indicators have actually gone up in recent weeks, according to U.S. military figures released yesterday by the White House.
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Violence in Iraq is unlikely to subside  after Sunday's election and may well get worse before it gets  better, U.S. and British officials say, a sentiment seconded by  many Iraqis.
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Threats of violence never materialize, but problems remain
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The chilling sights and sounds of war fill newspapers and television screens worldwide, but war itself is in decline, peace researchers report.
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Violence is high in Iraq, with scant political progress and mixed results on security, a Congressional report said on Tuesday, a day after President George W. Bush visited Anbar province and struck an upbeat tone.
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This year's U.S. troop buildup has succeeded in bringing violence in Baghdad down from peak levels, but the death toll from sectarian attacks around the country is running nearly double the pace from a year ago.
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Fight against insurgency killed 899 US troops, but violence plummeted after troop surge in second half
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With Iraq&#39;s elections only five weeks away, waves of violence continue to grip the country. In one incident, five Iraqis were killed and several wounded in a car bomb attack
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told lawmakers on Monday his government had stopped Iraq sliding into civil war and said violence in and around Baghdad had plunged under a U.S.-backed security crackdown.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 16 -- The  relative lull in violence is a promising sign that the Baghdad security plan is off to a good start, the Iraqi prime minister said yesterday, while a top U.S. military official cautioned that it might be a temporary letup as militant organizations assess the new measures and gear up to fight back....
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, delivered a positive but cautious assessment Saturday of progress in Iraq over the previous year,citing the drop-off in violence over the latter half of the year but warning that insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq remains the...
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Violent deaths among civilians in Iraq   may have fallen by a quarter last month, statistics indicated   on Friday, despite a bloody week in Baghdad that ended with 70   dead in a series of explosions late on Thursday.
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A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got slowly under way on  Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.
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The commander of US forces in Iraq says violence has decreased, but the country still faces many problems.
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Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the second-ranking U.S. general said Sunday as Iraqi forces formally took control of security across half the country.
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A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got off to a slow start  on Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.
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The monthly toll of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq is on track to being the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 34 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday, but the military cautioned it's too early to declare a long-term trend.