Softly-Softly Tactics Aim for Iraqi Hearts and Minds
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The deaths of three Black Watch soldiers in the treacherous US-controlled sector of central Iraq may have confirmed the worst fears about the regimentâs move, but it should not
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.
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It's not easy to find romance in a conservative Muslim country torn by war. Here's how some young Iraqis are trying
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Most of the Afghan forces fighting the government are "soft Taliban," some adherents  claim. But "hard Taliban" are calling the shots
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The town of Yusufiyah was among the most dangerous places in Iraq as Sunni fighters clashed regularly with coalition troops. But new tactics have changed the dynamics. Car bombings are down, the capture of insurgents is up. And Col. Michael Kershaw now greets his former enemies with kisses and shares meals.
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BAQUBA - The 49 homeward-bound Iraqi Army recruits probably took comfort at the sight of policemen at a roadside checkpoint at night.
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Violence in Iraq is down, but Iraq needs to take advantage of that.
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The &quot;shock and awe&quot; attack that toppled Saddam Hussein in three weeks is often touted as a brilliant strategy that defeated Iraq with relatively few US casualties.
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It's the time of the year for the music world's Top 10 lists. Iraqis who wake and fall asleep to explosions and gunfire have something else to offer: The Top 10 distinctive sounds heard in Baghdad's daily life.
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The Bush administration has developed a formal written strategy for Iraq that envisions using a mix of diplomacy and military force to try to wrest control of dozens of key cities from insurgents before planned January elections, a senior administration official said Friday.
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Insurgents in Iraq are employing a variety of new tactics -- from an unprecedented string of helicopter shoot-downs to unusual chlorine bomb attacks and direct assaults on U.S. military bases -- that American commanders say are intended to create chaos and undermine the U.S. and Iraqi military push...
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 -- One of Iraq's most powerful Shiite leaders and a close American ally called Friday for tighter Iraqi control over the thousands of armed men, most of them Sunnis, taking part in a U.S.-backed program to combat insurgents.
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By targeting election workers in Baghdad and Shia Muslims in southern Iraq, insurgents yesterday struck at the two pillars of next month&#39;s national elections: the logistical
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In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic officials have begun their own quiet policy shift. After countless unsuccessful efforts to push Iraqis toward various political, economic and security go...
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A TIME investigation reveals how militants in Iraq are devising innovative ways to make the war deadlier than ever for U.S. troops
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For a few U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, getting a small taste of home is worth the 2 am kickoff
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A TIME investigation reveals how Iraqi militants are devising innovative ways to make the war more deadly for U.S. troops