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Civilian Toll in Iraq At 'Higher Levels'
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 12, 2007 12:19pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.N. Report Cites Rise Since Troop Buildup
By Colum Lynch and Joshua Partlow
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, June 12, 2007; Page A19
UNITED NATIONS, June 11 -- Despite the recent U.S. military buildup in Baghdad, insurgent and militia attacks persist and "civilian casualties continue to mount" in Iraq as a whole, according to a report released Monday by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
The 15-page report, which tracks events in Iraq over the past three months, said U.S.-led efforts to restore calm in Baghdad have progressed "slower than had been hoped for" and that violence has spread to other parts of the country.
The dire security situation has forced the United Nations to scale back its operations in Iraq and to relocate some staff at its headquarters in the U.S.-controlled Green Zone to temporary, reinforced quarters elsewhere within the zone. Citing an increase in rocket fire, Ban has asked the U.N. Security Council for money to construct a costly new headquarters in the walled-off Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy and the Iraqi government are housed. |
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