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New York Times, 06 Jun 11, by Michael S. Schmidt
U.S. Braces for Withdrawal Along Iraqi Road
'Even as the American military winds down its eight-year war in Iraq, commanders are bracing for what they fear could be the most dangerous remaining mission: getting the last troops out safely.'

New York Times, 04 Jun 11, by Jack Healy and Omar Al-Jawoshy
As Iraqi Militants Flee, Families Are Targets of Blood Reckoning
'As Iraq tries to evolve into a more settled nation, one based on the rule of law instead of codes of blood, its leaders struggle to persuade Iraqis to put their faith in a flawed, sometimes ineffective, legal system.'

Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr 11, by Jane Arraf
Senior US military official in Iraq advocates keeping some troops longer
'The remarks, which included warnings of the increasingly volatile Middle East, follow renewed warnings by Moqtada al-Sadr that he would reactivate his militia if US forces extend their stay.'

New York Times, 19 Jan 11, by Michael R. Gordon
Hussein Wanted Soviets to Head Off U.S. in 1991
'An Iraqi archive ... reveals how Saddam Hussein attempted to win Soviet support before the first American war with Iraq.'

New York Times, 22 Oct 10
The Iraq Archive: The Strands of a War
'A huge trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of Iraq sheds new light on the war, including such fraught subjects as civilian deaths, detainee abuse and the involvement of Iran.'

New York Times, 23 Oct 10, by James Glanz and Andrew W. Lehren
Use of Contractors Added to War’s Chaos in Iraq
'This article is one of several being published by The New York Times, based on a trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of Iraq. The archive is the second such cache obtained by the independent group WikiLeaks and made available to several news organizations.'

Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct 10
Five bombshells from WikiLeaks' Iraq war documents
'As with the second-largest leak in US history – the 92,000 Afghan war documents released in July – much of the substance of the leaks has been reported already, but details are new.'

New York Times, 24 Oct 10, by Timothy Williams and Omar Al-Jawoshy
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Growing in Iraqi Forces
'A growing numbers of Iraqi soldiers and police officers are becoming dependent on alcohol and drugs, which has led to concern as American forces prepare to leave and with insurgents still a threat.'

New York Times, 29 Sep 10, by Steven Lee Myers and Thom Shanker
Attacks on Baghdad Green Zone Surge
'The heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital has in recent weeks come under an intensifying barrage of rocket attacks, and a senior American military commander suggested Wednesday that Iranian-backed militias were behind the attacks in an effort to influence the formation of a new Iraqi government.'

Christian Science Monitor, 08 Sep 10, by Jane Arraf
Iraq attack on US soldiers shows ongoing vulnerabilities
'In what appears to be the first attack on US soldiers after the official end of combat operations, a man thought to be an Iraqi Army soldier killed two American soldiers and wounded nine others.'

New York Times, 08 Sep 10, by Steven Lee Myers
U.S. Says Killings Won’t Affect Iraq Mission
'The killing of two American soldiers by an Iraqi soldier at a military base north of Baghdad was a “deliberate act” but would not undermine the new American mission to advise Iraq’s security forces, the American military said in a statement on Wednesday.'

New York Times, 05 Sep 10, by Steven Lee Myers and Duraid Adnan
Attack Shows Lasting Threat to U.S. in Iraq
'Insurgents mounted a coordinated attack on one of the main military commands in Baghdad on Sunday, briefly drawing fire from American soldiers, an event that underscored the ambiguity of the American military’s role in Iraq.'

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