Meanwhile Back in Iraq…..
There’s concern that Iraq can’t handle the huge influx of refugees returning home and that it could fuel sectarian violence.
The number 2 U.S. commander in Iraq says 15 month tours in Iraq will likely continue until next fall.
Kidnappers holding 5 Brits in Iraq have threatened to kill one of them unless British troops leave Iraq within 10 days.
Editor & Publisher takes a look at the coverage of U.S. troop suicides in Iraq, or after returning from Iraq, by small local papers. Once said to be in the hundreds, it is now believed the number of suicides is in the thousands.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Iraq today. (Still with the surprise visits….how safe could it be?) He will speak with Betrayus and al-Maliki to assess progress made.
Iraqi officials say the recent calm in Iraq is fragile and fleeting and that’s it’s more a cease fire than a peace.
The U.S. has agreed to accord that tightens control on security contractors in Iraq.
More than 40 women have been slain in the southern city of Basra in the last five months by militants deeming their behavior un-Islamic.
Security developments in Iraq 12/4/07
