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		<title>Recent attacks show the fragility of the situation</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/08/the-ineffectiveness-of-iraqi-security-forces-underscores-mistrust-and-division-once-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is Ramadan in Iraq. A month of humility, peace, forgiveness and charity. However, a number of deadly coordinated attacks in the past week shattered any hope that even hard-line groups in Iraq may show some semblance of remorse or humanity. Ironically, al-Qaeda, the group widely believed to be behind the spate of bloodshed, is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Iraq experience &#8216;withdrawal symptoms&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2010/08/will-iraq-experience-withdrawal-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sight of departing US forces was a long-time dream for sections of the Iraqi population opposed directly and indirectly to the American occupation. However, as the remaining US combat forces trickle over the desertous border, ahead of the 31st August deadline as per their strategic agreement with Baghdad, what kind of an Iraq will [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadly bombings and wrangling politicians &#8211; Just another week in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/10/deadly-bombings-and-wrangling-politicians-just-another-week-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If feuding MPs in Baghdad, deadlocked on resolving a symbolic election law, needed any prompting about the reality that still exists in Iraq and dangers of ongoing political tension, the shudder of bombs across the Green Zone would have served as a stark reminder. Whilst the security situation in Iraq is a far cry from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi withdrawal symptoms</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/iraqi-withdrawal-symptoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As the continuous US adventure in Iraq enters yet another &#8220;new&#8221; dawn, the US can ill-afford to lose focus Over the past six years or so, the US has have experienced many false dawns in their quest to attain success in Iraq. Many key milestones have been hailed in this time, in the hope [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the US Really be Blamed for Every Iraqi Misfortune?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/12/can-the-us-really-be-blamed-for-every-iraqi-misfortune/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/12/can-the-us-really-be-blamed-for-every-iraqi-misfortune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bush Departs From Iraq Amidst Controversy Much the Same Way as He Entered in 2003, but can the US really be blamed for every Iraqi mishap? Shoe-throwing debacle guarantees that Bush&#8217;s aim of ending his Iraqi excursions on a high are thwarted, but would the same journalist have dared to throw a shoe at Saddam? [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Further Stalling by Iraqi Politicians, Leaves Great Danger of US Suspension in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/10/further-stalling-by-iraqi-politicians-leaves-great-danger-of-us-suspension-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Iraq&#8217;s Political Council for National Security stalled in successive days to approve, the presumed &#8216;take it or leave it&#8217;, final draft of the SOFA agreement, US officials once again pressed their Iraqi counterparts to accept the deal.  It is hoped that if approval is obtained by the council, which practically brings together key political [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Enduring US Presence in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/05/the-enduring-us-presence-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long-term US occupation in the &#8220;midst of a frail Iraqi landscape&#8221; was always likely As Iraq and the U.S. continue negotiations, long-term strategic ties have never been more critical for both parties. Five years of a contentious occupation, thousands of US casualties, billions dollars of expenditure, and unabated battles against insurgents mixed with ever-elusive national [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sadr City at peace&#8230; for now</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/05/sadr-city-at-peace-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After weeks of intense fighting in the Shiite district of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, the Iraqi government and forces of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr reached a jittery truce, believed to have been brokered with the mediation of Iran. The bloody conflict was a byproduct of a highly contentious crackdown on Shiite militias by the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Sunni-led Awakening Councils a Growing Success Story in Iraq or Ticking Time Bombs?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/01/are-sunni-led-awakening-councils-a-growing-success-story-in-iraq-or-ticking-time-bombs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Expansion of Awakening Councils Ninevah and Kirkuk provinces may be next likely areas for Sunni Sahwa. Are Sunni-led Awakening Councils a growing success story in Iraq or ticking time bombs? A year after US President George W. Bush announced his controversial surge strategy to rapidly bring security and stability to Baghdad and the suburbs, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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