Powell: Worsening insurgency makes election difficult in Iraq
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that the escalating insurgency in Iraq could make the organizing of election in the country difficult, while atleast 16 people were killed in rebel attacks in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that the insurgency is likely to turn even more violent in coming months as the fledgling nation heads toward democratic elections.
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U.S. offensives in rebel-held Iraqi  cities in recent weeks are part of a major push to wrest them  from insurgents before the end of December to allow local  security forces to oversee elections, U.S. commanders said.
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell last night acknowledged that organising elections throughout Iraq in January could be difficult because of the unrest in the country.
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The Bush administration&#39;s hopes for Iraq rest heavily on whether Iraqis can shape their political future through elections, but it could be difficult for them to vote on Jan. 30, as now planned.
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In Iraq, the Sunnis are the targets of an intimidation campaign by insurgents using violence to disrupt the elections. Under threat of death, they have been warned not to run, not to vote, not to participate.
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WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned that the insurgency in Iraq was &quot;getting worse&quot; and could hinder the organization of Iraqi elections planned for January.
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Fierce guerrilla attacks in Iraq and  U.S. assaults on rebel bastions have unleashed a new wave of  bloodshed that threatens to discredit the interim government  and undermine prospects for fair elections in January.
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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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President Bush pleaded for Americans' patience Wednesday on what he conceded was "a very discouraging day" of death and violence for U.S. troops in Iraq. He urged Iraqis to defy terrorist threats and vote in Sunday's elections.
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The top US commander in Iraq has expressed concern about the ability of Iraqi forces to cope with security in the run-up to elections next month.
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The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-filled &quot;no-go zones&quot; to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
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COLIN Powell, the American secretary of state, yesterday admitted that insurgency in Iraq was worsening, as two car bombs were detonated outside the rebel town of Falluja.
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Washington is pressing neighboring countries to persuade Sunnis in Iraq to vote in next month's elections, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday, the same day the top party from the minority group withdrew from the ballot.
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As the offensive against Fallujah ends, U.S. military commanders have begun turning their attention to other restive regions of Iraq, where an insurgency in Sunni Muslim-dominated areas has proved resilient, possibly endangering nationwide elections scheduled for Jan. 30.
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The United States is doing  everything it can to put in place conditions that will allow  Iraqis to conduct elections due by Jan. 30, Secretary of State  Colin Powell said in an interview published on Tuesday.
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The U.S. military expects insurgents may try to carry out "spectacular" attacks that would inflict major casualties in a bid to disrupt Jan. 30 elections and intimidate Iraqis who might go to the polls, a top U.S. official said Friday.