added 2007 Sun Jun 3 8:21:24 by Beau7890
Insurgents are deploying huge, deeply buried munitions set up to protect their territory and mounting complex ambushes that demonstrate their ability to respond rapidly to U.S. tactics. A new counterinsurgency strategy has resulted in decreased civilian deaths in Baghdad but has placed thousands of additional American troops at greater risk.
Insurgents are deploying huge, deeply buried munitions set up to protect their territory and mounting complex ambushes that demonstrate their ability to respond rapidly to U.S. tactics. A new counterinsurgency strategy has resulted in decreased civilian deaths in Baghdad but has placed thousands of additional American troops at greater risk.
added 2007 Wed May 30 6:57:47 by bubba2
More than four months after the launch of the U.S. government's new Iraq strategy aimed at curbing violence in this war-torn country, the situation here shows no clear signs of improvement. Indeed, a recent report by a British think tank warns that Iraq is a "failure" on the verge of "collapse and fragmentation."
More than four months after the launch of the U.S. government's new Iraq strategy aimed at curbing violence in this war-torn country, the situation here shows no clear signs of improvement. Indeed, a recent report by a British think tank warns that Iraq is a "failure" on the verge of "collapse and fragmentation."
added 2007 Wed May 30 6:46:18 by bubba2
Escalating fighting and sectarian violence are forcing hundreds of families in Iraq to flee their homes on a daily basis, aid agencies say. An estimated 822,810 Iraqis are now displaced within their country. "There are no safe places in Iraq. Militants or insurgents find you wherever you are," refugee Abdul-Yassin said.
Escalating fighting and sectarian violence are forcing hundreds of families in Iraq to flee their homes on a daily basis, aid agencies say. An estimated 822,810 Iraqis are now displaced within their country. "There are no safe places in Iraq. Militants or insurgents find you wherever you are," refugee Abdul-Yassin said.
added 2007 Wed May 30 4:46:39 by bubba2
May is not yet over, and already it has recorded the 3rd-highest monthly death toll for American forces in Iraq since the war began 4 years ago. The military announced that 10 soldiers were killed in roadside bombings and a helicopter crash on Memorial Day. As of late Tuesday, there were at least 113 US deaths in Iraq so far in May.
May is not yet over, and already it has recorded the 3rd-highest monthly death toll for American forces in Iraq since the war began 4 years ago. The military announced that 10 soldiers were killed in roadside bombings and a helicopter crash on Memorial Day. As of late Tuesday, there were at least 113 US deaths in Iraq so far in May.
added 2007 Thu May 10 18:00:54 by bubba2
Seif Abdul-Rafiz, 11, and his 2 brothers were left with no choice but to leave school and work to help their unemployed parents make ends meet. Unable to find a job, Seif resorted to making bombs for Sunni insurgents. "The bombs are used to fight American soldiers ... My parents told me that it helps our family eat and it is to fight occupatio
Seif Abdul-Rafiz, 11, and his 2 brothers were left with no choice but to leave school and work to help their unemployed parents make ends meet. Unable to find a job, Seif resorted to making bombs for Sunni insurgents. "The bombs are used to fight American soldiers ... My parents told me that it helps our family eat and it is to fight occupatio
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:32:37 by TimALoftis
Sells Their Food Rations to Generate Funds to Flee Violence
Sells Their Food Rations to Generate Funds to Flee Violence
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 17:17:11 by Aidenag
A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do.
A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 12:48:00 by Aidenag
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
added 2007 Fri Jan 12 16:16:25 by Karina
A spokesman for radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has warned that US President George W. Bush's new Iraq strategy risks sending thousands of American troops to their deaths.
A spokesman for radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has warned that US President George W. Bush's new Iraq strategy risks sending thousands of American troops to their deaths.
added 2006 Tue Aug 8 20:59:24 by Neophile
On Fox News, Newt Gingrich claimed there is a “legitimate insurgency in Connecticut, which needs to be met head on,” made up of people who say Iraq “is so hard, it is so frightening, it’s so painful, can’t we come home and hide?”
On Fox News, Newt Gingrich claimed there is a “legitimate insurgency in Connecticut, which needs to be met head on,” made up of people who say Iraq “is so hard, it is so frightening, it’s so painful, can’t we come home and hide?”
