Grim Outlook Seen in West Iraq Without More Troops and Aid
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An assessment by the senior Marine intelligence officer in Iraq says Anbar Province will continue to deteriorate without reinforcements.
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Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.
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A highly classified National Intelligence Estimate provides a pessimistic assessment about the future security and stability of Iraq.
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A long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, presented to President Bush by the intelligence community yesterday, outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the United States has little control and there is a strong possibility of further deterioration, according to sources...
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Violence in Iraq is down, but Iraq needs to take advantage of that.
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A much-anticipated assessment of Iraq forecasts that the sectarian strife will continue to fracture the country without bold actions by Iraqi politicians.
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A delay in holding elections in Iraq would lead to a bloodbath, Iraq's former national security adviser Muwafaq al-Roubaie said.
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U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday that sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.
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The strain of fighting a longer, bloodier war in Iraq than U.S. commanders originally foresaw brings forth a question that most would have dismissed only a year ago: Is the military in danger of running out of reserve troops?
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Apparently lifeless towns like Haswah, a chronic site of insurgency, may typify what control US-Iraqi forces can achieve.
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Iraq's economy is weaker than at any point since the US invasion in 2003.
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Combat fatalities could be as low as 23 for October, a level not seen since 2006. Iraqi losses also fall.
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The U.S. intervention in Iraq was  hampered early on by a lack of adequate forces and efforts to  contain looting after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, according  to the former U.S. administrator in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - Iraq's security forces have made "uneven progress" and will be unable to take over security on their own in the next 12 to 18 months, according to an independent assessment.
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Most Iraqis believe that no major or drastic change will take place in the war-torn country after the US elections since the coming White House
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Analysis: It has been clear for some time that the U.S. is not in control of events in Iraq. But the latest sectarian bloodshed suggests that even help from Iran and Syria  may not be enough to stop the slide into chaos
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The sharp drop in violence that has accompanied the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has given the war-torn country a rare opportunity for stability, analysts said on Wednesday.