General Says Mission In Baghdad Falls Short

BAGHDAD, Oct. 19 -- A two-month U.S.-Iraqi military operation to stem sectarian bloodshed and insurgent attacks in Baghdad has failed to reduce the violence, which has surged 22 percent in the capital in the last three weeks, much of it in areas where the military has focused its efforts, a senior...
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John Ward Anderson

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General Says Mission In Baghdad Falls Short

John Ward Anderson