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In a rare admission for a senior Ba'athist, al-Douri said the Saddam regime had blundered in its military strategy at the beginning of the U.S.-led invasion. Rather than allow the Iraqi military to confront the coalition forces in open combat, he believes the leadership "should have husbanded...
The statistic is shocking: Iraqi civilians died in insurgent and sectarian attacks at a rate of nearly 100 a day in May and June, according to a U.N. report last week. July has been worse, with a series of Sunni-vs.-Shi'ite assaults that have each left dozens dead...
Lost amidst the killing was an announcement by Iraq's neighbors, gathered in Tehran, that they support the national reconciliation plan touted by Maliki, which includes negotiating with some insurgent groups and the release of a number of prisoners.
Sunni insurgent groups, and Sunni politicians with no ties to the insurgency, have said the violence will continue unless the Shi'ite militias are reined in. Some of this may be a disingenuous justification for the Sunni insurgent violence that has rocked Iraq since the summer of 2003.
As Sunday's killings demonstrate, however, even Sunnis with no insurgent ties have reason to be afraid. Some members of the Iraqi police openly display their affiliation with Sadr, and elements within the Interior Ministry have been implicated in the kidnapping and killing of Sunnis.