Iraq Assessments: Insurgents Not Giving Up
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The recapture of Fallujah has not broken the insurgents' will to fight and may not pay the big dividend U.S. planners had hoped &#151; to improve security enough to hold national elections in Sunni Muslim areas of central Iraq, according to U.S. and Iraqi assessments.
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Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?
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Iraq &quot;looks bleak&quot; and is a &quot;tough situation,&quot; but there is no question that the United States will prevail over insurgents, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Insurgents continued their relentless assault on Iraq's fledgling security forces today.
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&quot;They know they cannot defeat us militarily. But they are hoping they can win the test of wills. It&#39;s a battle of morale.
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At the core of this fall's debate over Iraq lies one simple question: Can an increased number of U.S. troops subdue the Iraqi insurgency?
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Defeating the insurgents in Fallujah is critical in the battle for a free Iraq because &#39;&#39;one part of the country cannot remain under the rule
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Â· Guns and equipment already handed overÂ· Insurgents promise not to attack Americans
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success, could point to the government&#39;s ability to organise nationwide polls by the end of January. The interim government has vowed to crack down on insurgents and pacify Iraq before the January election.
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Pursuing the insurgents is hard enough. But Iraq's top general has to walk a difficult line of battling militias without alienating their political leaders
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The Bush administration said Tuesday it is not trying to minimize the seriousness of the Iraqi insurgency. The comments follow news accounts of a Central Intelligence Agency report warning
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U.S. commanders say they've learned from past mistakes and are trying to lay the foundation for stability as they clear insurgents from this battleground city. But it's a slow process at a time when Congress and the U.S. public are demanding speedy results.
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As the U.S. pursues its offensive against al-Qaeda in Iraq, one promising sign is that Sunni insurgents are helping
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In Fallujah, US officers say the remaining Iraqi rebels are smart, and adapting to changing battle conditions.
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Iraqi insurgents appear to be  holding back on their violence in order to make a "more  spectacular" attack just before or on next Sunday's national  elections, a U.S. general said on Monday.
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In a Sunni stronghold just south of Baghdad, the U.S. military has been persuading militants to switch sides. But itâs not at all clear that the enemyâs new enemy is really a friend.
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As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it