U.S. envoy warns of growing power of Iraqi militias
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The U.S. military has succeeded in delivering a crippling blow to al Qaeda in Iraq, but this has only served to highlight "the other big problem" -- the power of Shi'ite militias, Washington's envoy to Iraq said on Thursday.
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Iraqi unrest poses a threat to the outside world as Islamist groups gain experience and contacts, the CIA warns.
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U.S. diplomats in Iraq, increasingly fearful over their personal safety after recent mortar attacks inside the Green Zone, are pointing to new delays and mistakes in the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad as signs that their vulnerability could grow in the months ahead.
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BAGHDAD - A top aide to Iraqi rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says militias loyal to the religious leader will turn in their weapons in exchange for assurances they won&#39;t be persecuted.
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U.S. officials in Baghdad fear that violence between Sunnis and Shi'ites in some areas will erupt into "ethnic cleansing" with the departure of U.S. forces, a government watchdog said on Thursday.
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The head of Iraq's most powerful Shiite militia refuses to hold direct talks with U.S. envoys despite apparent willingness for dialogue by Washington, a spokesman for radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday.
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Failure to disband the militia of the radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr could be storing up trouble for the future, Britainâs former envoy to Iraq warned today.
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BAGHDAD - A senior Iraqi official cautioned yesterday against expecting "magical solutions" from the upcoming reports to Congress on military and political progress in Iraq and acknowledged the Iraqis are still not ready to defend the country on their own.
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In what may be a glimpse of things to come, some U.S.-backed local militias are starting to shoot at each other
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Progress continues to be hampered by Iranian-supported militias, latest update says
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U.S. officials are expected to call on Iran to stop arming and funding Shi'ite militias when Iranian and American diplomats hold rare talks in Baghdad on Monday to discuss how to curb sectarian violence in Iraq.
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Adm. William J. Fallon, expected to be confirmed as the new top U.S. commander in the Middle East, said today that "time is running out" for Iraq's government to demonstrate its commitment to reducing violence in the country, without which Fallon said U.S. military operations will not succeed.
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U.S.-funded reconstruction in Iraq is gaining pace in some areas, albeit on a smaller scale than hoped, despite mounting attacks and intimidation by insurgents, said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday.
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Putting more U.S. soldiers in the streets of Baghdad risks a new showdown with a radical anti-American cleric who has modeled his movement after Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Top U.S. generals warned Wednesday that violence will increase in Baghdad during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and said al-Qaida in Iraq already has intensified its assaults against American troops.
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Security is deteriorating in southern Iraq as rival Shiite militias vying for power have stepped up their attacks after moving out of Baghdad to avoid U.S.-led military operations, according to the latest quarterly Pentagon report on Iraq released yesterday.
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Iraqâs Ministry of Interior is proposing a reshaping of how American diplomats in Iraq are protected. The U.S. Embassy said today that some Blackwater convoys had resumed.