Iraq falls short of goals as violence high
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The Iraqi government has failed to take the political and military steps needed to cut sectarian violence, a U.S. congressional report said on Tuesday and a U.S. general said the next months were critical for creating security in the country.
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The weak Iraqi government, riven by factions, is still crucial to most visions for stabilizing the nation.
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The large turnout seen in many parts of Iraq -- and in many parts of Mosul -- did not materialize in the southeast quadrant of the city. A month-long campaign of violence by insurgents in the Sunni Muslim neighborhoods of al-Whada and Palestine proved effective; a reporter who visited all four sites saw a total of four voters, all women.
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Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the second-ranking U.S. general said Sunday as Iraqi forces formally took control of security across half the country.
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Iraq's government has made laudable efforts to stabilize the economy but progress remains hostage to the worsening violence, the International Monetary Fund said.
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Iraq&#39;s stagnant economy and lack of employment opportunities are feeding instability in the violence-torn country, hindering prospects for prosperity, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Monday.
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These days, the violence in Iraq&#39;s third-largest city is more like The Sopranos than Black Hawk Down. By Jim Macmillan, AP. About 40 dead bodies turned up across Mosul last week.
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Sniping is proving a less successful method in counterinsurgency in Iraq than had been hoped.
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The Iraqi government has failed to meet 11 of the 18 political, economic and security benchmarks it set for itself, and violence remains high despite the U.S. troop surge, the Government Accountability Office reported today.
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Iraqi borders and airport close and normal life grinds to a halt, but attacks continue ahead of Sunday's poll.
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Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and civilians, has edged higher despite the U.S.-led security push in Baghdad, the Pentagon told Congress on Wednesday
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The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.
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Violent deaths among civilians in Iraq   may have fallen by a quarter last month, statistics indicated   on Friday, despite a bloody week in Baghdad that ended with 70   dead in a series of explosions late on Thursday.
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Intensified military raids in Iraq over the past few months have significantly battered the ranks of mid-level insurgents but have scored few gains against the 30 or so most wanted rebels, according to senior U.S. military officers in Baghdad.
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Yet it&#39;s clear chaos has escalated and violence is becoming more co-ordinated. Some experts are calling Iraq a potential &quot;super rogue state&quot; and the next Lebanon.
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Three months into the new U.S. military strategy that has sent tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq, overall levels of violence in the country have not decreased, as attacks have shifted away from Baghdad and Anbar, where American forces are concentrated, only to rise in most other pr...
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki complained Tuesday the long-awaited Baghdad security operation was off to a slow start and warned that insurgents are taking advantage of the delay to kill as many people as possible.