New Iraq Attacks Are More Sophisticated
582750
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The scale and sophistication of militant attacks in Iraq are steadily increasing, with coordinated strikes and complicated ambushes that increasingly hit their targets, officials and analysts said Wednesday.    The spike in bloodshed - more than 200 dead in four days - has stifled American hopes that the transfer of sovereignty and the prospect of a democratic vote in four months could take the steam out of the uprising and pave the way for a reduction in U.S...
313081
New statistics provided by Iraqi officials appear to mirror the geographic pattern of the American troop increase.
578005
Saboteurs blew up an export pipeline in southern Iraq today in the latest in a series of attacks targeting the volatile countryâs crucial oil industry.
523655
Recent upsurge in attacks has parallels, and differences, with past insurgencies.
603800
US Army orders more IED detecting robots and gear to upgrade others.
103993
The latest attacks on U.S. troops appears to reflect both the persistence of the insurgency and its growing sophistication, as experts noted that it seemed to be based on precise intelligence.
756710
The PentagonÂs latest comprehensive assessment of security in Iraq pointed to sectarian violence and a ÂpotentÂ insurgency.
290615
Attacks against troops and civilians in Iraq are at their highest level since 2004, a Pentagon report says.
291903
Intelligence reports find that al Qaeda may be using the region to launch more sophisticated terror attacks.
706075
A new National Intelligence Estimate raises concerns that the terrorist group is growing stronger.
708749
Iraq had a rare moment out of the world spotlight in the past week, eclipsed by the tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia. But the country saw a host of critically important political developments and deadly attacks that could cripple elections set for Jan. 30, and that suggest the insurgents are refining their strategy to wreck the vote.
716904
On the day of a deadly attack against U.S. troops, Iraq's finance minister said Tuesday he saw signs of improvement in his country's security.
76770
Flushed out of Fallujah, Iraqi insurgents are adopting deadly new tactics in big urban areas
178893
Brazen attacks against Iraqis assisting the U.S. have deepened the sense of growing mayhem as January elections approach.
332074
A bold, innovative insurgency has become more effective against U.S. supply lines in Iraq and explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a senior American general said on Wednesday.
137453
WASHINGTON -- The Iraq war gave birth to a new generation of Islamic radicals and the terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a US intelligence report cited yesterday in The New York Times .
621424
A powerful and sophisticated type of roadside bomb prevalent in Iraq but not seen before in Afghanistan was discovered near a university in Kabul last week, prompting a rare countrywide warning to NATO and Afghan troops.