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By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch US, Iraq Strategy There are calls in the United States for a change in strategy to head off what some fear may become a full-blown civil war in Iraq. President Bush has ruled out withdrawing U.S. t
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 13 June 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has moved quickly to prevent any escalation of sectarian violence following the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine north of Baghdad. An attack on the same shrine last year triggered
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, sought to emphasize the positive when he offered an assessment of the situation in Iraq before a congressional committee Thursday. But he said sectarian violence re
By Bill Rodgers Washington. D.C. 29 March 2006 watch Civil War report A grieving widow touches her husband's coffin as it is carried to a cemetery The continuing sectarian violence in Iraq has raised
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 23 December 2006 The security situation in Baghdad continues to deteriorate as sectarian Iraqi tries to reach the coffin of his relative as it is being carried away from the morgue of a hospital in Baghdad, 21 Dec 2006 vi
By Challiss McDonough Broummana, Lebanon 21 July 2006 People flee southern cities and towns in Lebanon with white flags attached to their vehicles The Lebanese government estimates that half a million people have been forced from their homes by Isra
By Gary Thomas Washington 23 February 2006 An attack on a Shiite Muslim shrine in Iraq has sparked a wave of violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. More than 130 people, most of them Sunnis, have
By Jim Randle Baghdad 30 January 2007 Bombers have struck Shi'ite worshippers in two Iraqi cities as part of a series of attacks that killed more than 50 people Tuesday. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Man wounded in attack on mini bus transpo
By Meredith Buel Washington 22 January 2007 A bi-partisan group of U.S. senators, including John Warner, an influential member of President Bush's Republican Party, has announced support for a resolution opposing the president's plan to send more tha
Indonesia has sent hundreds of troops to its eastern Maluku Islands to quell violence that broke out between Christians and Muslims, leaving at least six people injured and dozens of buildings torched. Local police say clashes broke out Tuesday, aft
Sectarian Terror Attack Fuels Afghan-Pakistan Tension This week's suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a Kabul shrine has significantly heightened tensions between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The Afghan president has
Lebanese Children Learn Abbreviated National History Syrian forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29-year occupation. A series of popular uprisings preceded the withdrawal, culminating in one demonstration which brought an estimated one millio
Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress Iraq has held four elections - two national and two provincial - and one referendum since the U.S.-led war a decade ago brought multiparty democracy here. Local elections are to be held next month and a
Iraqi Shi'ite Militia Accused of Revenge Killings of Sunni Civilians 伊拉克什叶派民兵对逊尼派平民进行报复 LONDON Shi'ite militias in Iraq are carrying out abductions, torture and executions against the Sunni civilian population, acc
By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 March 2006 The general who commands all U.S. military activities in the Middle East says the situation in Iraq is shifting from insurgency toward sectarian violence, but he sa
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 16 April 2007 In the Iraqi capital, illegal Sunni and Shi'ite groups are trying to shift the sectarian balance of neighborhoods to their favor. They use intimidation and executions to force residents of different sects to
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 12 December 2006 A minibus packed with explosives detonated in a crowded Baghdad square, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 230 others. Most of the victims were poor day laborers waiting for work. From northe
By Barry Newhouse Baghdad 08 March 2007 The top U.S. commander in Iraq says the new security operation in Baghdad and in al-Anbar province is growing and insurgents are intensifying efforts to derail the crackdown. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from B
By Bill Rodgers Washington 15 March 2006 The latest sectarian violence in Iraq has raised questions about the future of the U.S. mission to establish a secure and democratic country, three years after
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 07 September 2007 Recent reports to the U.S. Congress about the situation in Iraq point to limited success by the Iraqi government in establishing security but continuing problems in bringing about political reconciliation.