Insurgency threatens Iraq election
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Iraq&#39;s fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Over the past few months, insurgents in Samarra have deposed the U.S.-picked leaders and put to death people suspected of collaborating with them, making the northern Iraqi city the latest no-go zone for Iraqi and American troops.    With preparations beginning for Iraq's nationwide general election, scheduled for January, the attacks in Samarra and other cities where officials cannot safely travel could present a major barrier to carrying out a credible poll...
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Insurgents vowing total war on Sunday's  Iraqi election unleashed a surge of violence on Saturday,  killing 17 people in bombings and rocket attacks as the country  battened down for the landmark vote.
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A U.S. general warned Friday that insurgents may be planning "spectacular" attacks to scare voters in the three weeks before Iraq's landmark elections, and Shiite and Sunni religious leaders voiced sharply divergent views on whether the vote should be held at all.
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Three militant groups on Thursday threatened to attack Iraqis who will take part in the general elections due on Jan. 30, 2005, said a statement posted on anIslamic website.
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In Iraq, the number of deaths is rising for both Iraq and the United States since insurgents have increased attacks. The violence is one reason why some of Iraqi&#39;s political leaders say the country&#39;s upcoming elections should be delayed.
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Iraq's most feared terrorist declared a "fierce war" on democracy Sunday and repeated an earlier threat to disrupt historic national elections scheduled for a week from today.
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At least 16 people were killed in rebel attacks in Iraq as US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned that organizing promised elections for January could prove difficult because the insurgency was "getting ...
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - Insurgents have launched attacks  on election offices in northern Iraq, killing two people and  wounding nine six weeks before Iraqis are due to go to the  polls.
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A sectarian split is a risk in Iraq's Jan. 30 election.
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Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says violence in Iraq is bound to increase ahead of the country's January elections -- because the insurgents "fear" the balloting.
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Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  declared all-out war on Iraq's landmark elections on Sunday in  a warning intended to scare away voters a week before they go  to the polls amid a raging insurgency.
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Violence in Iraq could worsen after  this weekend's elections because insurgents may exploit the  uncertain period while polling results are certified and the  government assembled, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Wednesday.
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Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce&#39;&#39; risked attack.
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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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In another significant blow to Iraq's upcoming elections, the entire 13-member Electoral Commission in Anbar province west and north of the capital resigned after being threatened by insurgents, a regional newspaper reported on Sunday.
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ELEANOR HALL: Iraq&#39;s President Ghazi al-Yawar is warning that escalating security problems in the country could force him to delay the national elections scheduled for January.