U.S. Military Rejects Call To Disband Iraqi Police
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Senior U.S. military commanders in Iraq rejected an independent commission's recommendation yesterday to disband the 25,000-strong Iraqi national police force, saying that despite sectarian influences the force is improving and that removing it would create dangerous security vacuums in key regions...
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A U.S. commander in Iraq believes it would not be possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of Baghdad by year's end. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch said a pullout would be a "giant step backward."
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The U.S. military on Thursday denied reports that it had killed al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
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LONDON  - The British government said Monday it would be failing an important ally if it refused to redeploy British troops closer to Baghdad and free up American soldiers for anti-insurgent operations.
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The British defence ministry denied that any decision had been taken to redeploy British troops in the south of Iraq to Baghdad to free US troops for other operations.
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Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.
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The outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad warned on Monday against pulling American troops from Iraq too quickly, saying Iraqi security forces are not ready to assume responsibility.
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The Senate refused to consider a resolution on Saturday denouncing President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the day before.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 10 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday strongly rejected a bipartisan U.S. panel's report on U.S. war strategy in Iraq, calling some of its recommendations "dangerous" and a threat to his country's sovereignty.
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A senior U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday criticized the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for "foot-dragging" in failing to hire thousands of Sunni and other volunteers needed to expand and balance the police force.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Monday no decision had been taken whether to discipline Army reservists who refused a supply mission last week, despite statements from their relatives that the soldiers would be discharged...
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Iraqi security forces will need years of mentoring and support from U.S. forces, a senior U.S. commander said on Friday, warning against an American withdrawal before local forces can operate independently.
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Israel dismissed a group of reservist  military officers on Sunday who threatened they would disobey  an order to evacuate Jewish settlements under a Gaza pullout  plan, one of the officers said.
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The United States may cut off funding for Iraq's police because of its failure to punish people responsible for torture, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said in an interview published on Saturday.
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U.S. soldiers killed at least 13 people including six Iraqi policemen during a dawn raid in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.
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FORT LEWIS, Wash  - The U.S. government began its case against an Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to fight in Iraq by accusing him on Tuesday of making "disgraceful" statements and abandoning his unit.
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President Ghazi Yawer rejects the idea foreign troops may leave before Iraqi  forces are ready to take over.