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ONLY one of the new Iraqi army's 86 infantry battalions is capable of tackling insurgents without US military backup, senior American generals admitted yesterday.
The admission throws plans for US or British troop withdrawals based on a handover to local security forces from next year into serious doubt as violence continues to rise in advance of next month's referendum vote on the Iraqi constitution.See the full content of this document
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Generals Admit Iraqi Army Still Needs Us Backup
General George Casey, the American officer in charge of coalition forces, told the US Senate's armed forces committee that the sec...
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