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U.S. Military Predicts Rising Violence in Iraq
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The U.N. Security Council, however, voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the 160,000-member multinational force in Iraq through Dec. 31, 2007. The council acted in response to a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who said his government needs more time to assume full responsibility for security and stability in the country.
As in previous resolutions, the council committed to "terminate this mandate earlier if requested by the government of Iraq."
Meanwhile, the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq announced by the Pentagon rose to 2,880. The U.S. military announced that a Marine died Monday in Anbar province from injuries sustained in combat.
The military is also investigating the crash of a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet in a field 20 miles northwest of Baghdad on Monday afternoon. Caldwell said the pilot's fate was still unknown. He said there was no evidence that the plane had been shot down, despite the presence of insurgents in the area.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog said at a press briefing that the ejection seat and other instruments had been found and that investigators were analyzing DNA samples. He said that insurgents were in the area immediately after the crash but that he did not know how long it took U.S. forces to get there.
Also on Tuesday, Iraqi police arrested 11 insurgents who set up a fake checkpoint in the Dora neighborhood in southern Baghdad after a two-hour chase, said Abdul Kareem al-Kinani, an Interior Ministry spokesman. One police officer was killed and three injured during the chase.
Special correspondent Waleed Saffar contributed to this report.
