Iraqi youth fear departure of U.S. troops
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U.S. troops should stay in Iraq to keep ethnic violence from spiraling out of control, but they shouldn't stay too long, according to a panel of Iraqi youth convened by CNN.
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Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout as a senior American official warned that the Bush administration may reconsider its support if Iraqi leaders don't make major reforms by fall
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces warned residents of  Falluja through loudspeakers and leaflets on Friday that they  would detain any man under 45 trying to enter or leave the  rebel-held Iraqi city.
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The U.S. acknowledged Friday that Iraq is spiraling downward, with sectarian animosity growing and new Iraqi troops being added too slowly in a precarious mix that could draw the country's neighbors into the violence if American troops leave.
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For the children of Baghdad, it's a cruel dilemma: Cooped up at home for fear of violence and kidnapping, they can't even go down the street for ice cream, and many are under strict orders to stay away from U.S. soldiers lest they get caught in the crossfire.
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WASHINGTON -- Iraq is a nation gripped by fear and struggling to meet security and political goals by September, US officials cautioned from Baghdad yesterday, dashing hopes in Congress that the country will show more signs of stability this summer.
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Iraq's interim president said Tuesday it would be "complete nonsense" to ask U.S. and other foreign troops to leave Iraq at this point but some of the 170,000 soldiers could be leaving Iraq by the end of the year.
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BAGHDAD, July 14 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi military and police are capable of maintaining security "any time" the Americans want to leave the country.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces are struggling to ease sectarian tension in one of Iraq's most volatile areas where much of the population seeking security turns to terrorists, not Iraqi troops or police, a U.S. commander said on Friday.
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
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Not too long ago in Iraq, a young American officer was warned by a Polish colonel: You can't go out there.
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With violence down, U.S. soldiers have become child and social welfare in a once troubled Baghdad neighborhood. But can the quiet last?
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With U.S. control imperiled in Iraq, the military vows to oust the insurgents from their havens. Here's what it will take
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Iraq is a nation gripped by fear and struggling to meet security and political goals by September, U.S. officials said Thursday from Baghdad, dashing hopes in Congress that the country might turn a corner this summer. One general said not to expect a solid judgment on the U.S. troop buildup until November.
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A few hours ago, Army Staff Sgt. Martin Iturralde was in southern Iraq, where fear was his constant companion, the best defense against bullets and mortars. Now he&#039;s in a park where a rock band is playing, children run and laugh &amp;#151; and his greatest worry is that the United States will lose to Italy in the World Cup.
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In a grim marker of the longevity of the Iraq war, children too young to remember losing a parent in action are growing up.
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Washington, Oct. 16 (NNN): Fearing for the worst, some members of a reserve American army unit in Iraq, responsible for transporting food, water and fuel for US-led forces, refused to undertake a convoy mission recently.