Violence Reportedly Hampers Iraq Forces

Iraqis have not made enough progress toward learning to manage their security forces because they've had to divert too much attention to continued violence and sectarianism, congressional investigators said Monday.

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WASHINGTON — A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencies but are now capable of protecting the Iraqi government, and that it is time "for the U.S.

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Asserting that Stars and Stripes "refused to highlight" good news in Iraq that the U.S. military wanted to emphasize, Army officials have barred a Stripes reporter from embedding with a unit of the 1st Cavalry Division that is attempting to secure the violent city of Mosul.

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Putting My Money where my mouth is. My View of Iraq from the inside.

As many know I am currently serving in Iraq as a soldier in the U.S. Army. I had a choice last year to serve my second tour in Iraq or to get out while I could. And as many might have guessed my mind was made up before I was ever even asked.

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Tony Blair's plan to recall 1,600 British troops from Iraq within the next few months has been welcomed by the country's president. Jalal Talabani's spokesman said it was a "welcome catalyst" that would force Iraqi forces to take responsibility for the country's security.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Special Iraqi Police Forces captured five members of an illegally armed militia and detained seven others during operations with Coalition advisors Jan. 24 near Kawam, south of Baghdad.

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The UK has "confidence" it may be able to hand Basra's security to Iraqi forces "at some point next spring", the UK's Foreign Secretary has said. Margaret Beckett told MPs Iraq's fate was "hanging in the balance" and said it was necessary "to hold our nerve".

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Gotta love the Guardian headline, in spite of the fact that it is not what Gen. Casey actually said. Still, it is an interesting article.

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