In Iraq Chaos, Uphill Struggle to Bring Power
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There is increasing pressure on the Bush administration to show that the rebuilding effort is making progress.
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Until recently, the struggle over Iraq&#39;s election date has divided along sectarian lines. Sunnis, whose religious authorities
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
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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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As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it
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As President Bush and Gen. David Petraeus struggle to make the case that yet more time is needed for victory in Iraq, the goal for success no longer resembles the high hopes the architects of the 2003 invasion had in mind.
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News reports on Iraq paint a picture of a country trapped in a cycle of violence and destruction. The sceptics and nay-sayers don&#39;t believe Iraqis are ready for democracy.
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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MAHMOUDIAH, Iraq -- This bloody and lawless region south of Baghdad illustrates the destabilizing results of a hands-off approach to Iraqi trouble spots.
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Sunni refugees displaced from Fallujah are struggling to come to terms with Iraq's post-election political reality.
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Incident intensifies the threat of a violent sectarian split with the approach of elections that political leaders are struggling to salvage.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- Real power on Iraq's streets often lies in the hands of men like Sadi Ahmed Pire.
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Their deaths shook a nation that had grown used to the slowly mounting U.S. military casualties in Iraq.
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Intelligence-gathering by the front-line forces that need to know the most is proving difficult in a region increasingly gripped by fear.
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How insurgents turned a neighborhood into a battle zone in which U.S. troops have to fight for their lives
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Iraq&#39;s fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned.
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Walls are an emotive issue in Baghdad. Towering concrete barriers have mushroomed across Iraq's capital, put up by U.S. forces striving to cripple Sunni and Shi'ite militants.