US sees upsurge in Iraqi violence
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
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A string of bombings has set off clashes between US troops and gunmen in an insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.
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Insurgents have launched new attacks in several Iraqi cities, continuing their campaign of violence in the face of a US and Iraqi offensive to crush them.
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By key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq - numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks - the situation has grown worse since summer.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.
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Bombings and shootings erupted Saturday in Iraq, a day after a Pentagon report warned that an increase in sectarian violence had dealt a setback to the country's stability.
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Insurgents and American forces clashed briefly Thursday near the Iraqi city. A large US assault is expected.
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Violence flared in Iraq on Saturday with a suicide car bomb attack in Kirkuk, a joint US-Iraqi offensive on Latifiya, and heavy clashes between US forces and insurgents in Tall Afar, leaving at least 42 dead.
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Along with a recent spike in deadly violence in Iraq, a classified US government report paints a bleak picture of Iraq&#39;s immediate future.
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours. Amid a spike in violence in Iraqi cities coinciding with the Fallujah offensive, the US military
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The number of U.S troops wounded in Iraq has surged to its highest level in nearly two years as American GIs fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to check a spiral of sectarian violence that U.S. commanders warn could lead to civil war.
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Attacks against U.S. forces have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target the Americans, the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
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Key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq, numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks, show the situation has gotten worse since the summer.
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The number of Iraqi civilians meeting violent deaths rose to a new high in October, according to the UN.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell warned Sunday of more violence ahead of Iraq's Jan. 30 elections and said a stronger Iraqi force is needed to help bolster security.
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As sectarian violence continues, the US military cautions that results of its Baghdad troop 'surge' will take time.
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A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation if the level of violence continues unchecked.