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Iraq to Take Control in Anbar Province
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAnbar Province, once Iraq's wild and lawless west, is about to be handed over to Iraqi security forces by the U.S. military. Anbar is the largest of Iraq's 18 provinces and the home of some of the fiercest fighting of the war and the insurgency. Cities like Ramadi, al-Qaim, near the Syrian border, and Fallujah were once virtual no-go zones for U.S. military personnel. Now they are deemed peaceful enough to entrust their control to the rapidly improving Iraqi Army and police forces.The U.S. poured resources into Anbar as part of the troop surge, aiming to break the Sunni-led insurgency there ...
Violence in Iraq Way Down
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyCasualty figures in Iraq last month were down sharply by almost half of their level in April, according to an analysis from the Associated Press. April saw 1,080 war-related fatalities among civilians and Iraqi security personnel, while the number for May was just 532. In addition, American casualties saw their lowest level of the war at 19 U.S service personnel killed. One hundred twenty-six U.S. troops were killed in May of 2007. The low numbers confirm the continuing success of the Bush Administration's troop surge and have largely taken the issue of Iraq off the minds of the voting ...
U.S. Commanders See End to Anbar Presence
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyUnited States military commanders issued a surprising prediction yesterday, telling reporters that Anbar Province, once a no-go zone for coalition personnel, could be handed over to Iraqi security forces by next March. If the prediction proves correct, it will be the most concrete evidence to date that the Bush Administration's strategy of a troop surge has been a success.Anbar, Iraq's wild west, had been the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting in Iraq since the end of major combat operations. Along with Baghdad and Tikrit, Anbar's capital Ramadi served as one apex of the Sunni triangle, ...
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