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...military presence In the early days of the presence of the coalition forces, in Baghdad especially because I am from Baghdad, the military were welcomed. The Americans were seen in the streets and everybody cheered them. In 2004 and 2005, people started looking at them with another eye. They think, even now, the presence of American and coalition forces are trouble...
...surge As an Iraqi, I believe the surge [had an effect]. But I cannot say it's only the surge. It was three things that really put the violence down: first, the Sunni awakening, second, the concrete barriers closing up areas in Baghdad. And the third is that Moqtada al-Sadra ordered his troops to stop their operations against multinational forces...
...barriers around Baghdad They're concrete walls like on the western bank. Areas cut from areas. It's not a very nice view to look at. You see all the people behind the barriers. Even in the area of the green zone, there are concrete barriers so high you wouldn't believe it. Probably about 3 or 4 meters. When you see this, you don't feel welcome. They wouldn't give you the impression that things would be good. Segregation of the areas won't give...
Despite a drop in violence across Iraq, U.S. officials in Baghdad and Washington have kept up accusations against Iran, saying Tehran is involved in nothing less than training and funding a shadow army of Shi'ite militants set against U.S. forces in Iraq. In the face of these U.S. assertions, the Iraqi government publicly says it has no evidence of an Iranian training program for Iraqi militants. "We don't have the proof that the American have," says Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh. "Normally the intelligence information the Americans have is not allowed to circulate." The issue was also...
...months, a range of U.S. officials in Baghdad have repeatedly aired allegations against Iran in public while offering almost no convincing proof, arguing that doing so would reveal classified information. Military officials in Iraq have told TIME that militia fighters in U.S. custody have admitted to training in Iran during interrogations but refuse to give further details. However, recent interviews by TIME with Iraqi militants who recounted visits to Iran for training largely (though not perfectly) fit patterns described by American officials in Baghdad and Washington regarding Tehran's role...