MediaWatch:Reports
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Assessing the Situation, and the Next Round of Policy Choices
Here's the summary of a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report to Congress entitled "Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress."
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) was launched on March 20, 2003, with the immediate stated goal of removing Saddam Hussein’s regime and destroying its ability to use weapons of mass destruction or to make them available to terrorists. Over time, the focus of OIF shifted from regime removal to the more open-ended mission of helping the Government of Iraq (GoI) improve security, establish a system of governance, and foster economic development.
Over time, an insurgency gained strength in Iraq and violence escalated. In January 2007, the Bush Administration announced a new strategy, the “new way forward,” which...
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Integration of "SoIs", "Malign Iranian Influence" Key Challenges, DoD Says
Image snap from latest DoD "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq" Report.
The latest Pentagon quarterly report entitled "Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq" has been released. The Department of Defense is required each quarter to submit the reports to Congress. Below are two key paragraphs excerpted from the report's introduction. Click...
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Outbreak Touches Provinces from Diyala to Basra
Below is the summary of the most recent UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) situation report on the latest cholera outbreak in central and southern Iraq. The report provides data on confirmed cases and fatalities throughout the country, as well as a catalog of measures taken by Iraqi and international health authorities in the...
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Al Qaeda in Iraq in disarray, say senior AQ leaders
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Though presently quiet, this new report says they're very much alive
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New Study Weighs Pros and Cons of German Involvement in Iraq
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Authors Call for Flexibility and "Clarification" of US Intentions
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Iraqi Refugee Issues Integral to Regional Security: New Brookings Report
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New West Point Report: AQI "Bureaucratized," "Wounded"; Key Saudi & Libyan Role
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Iraq Inspector Compiles All Reviews; Two New Reports Released
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Iraq $144 Mil Short of Aid Appeal; Only 47% of NGO Funding Met
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Displaced Struggle for Food, Shelter, Water, Medical Treatment, Review Finds
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Crisis Group Faults Iraq, US, Host & Donor Countries, Recommends New Measures
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Report Claims Successes, Cites Remaining Challenges in Southern City
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Nir Rosen: Poor Shi'a Depend on Militia Toughs in Fragmented City
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Visser: Crackdown Could Radicalize Current, Opportunity for Constructive Role
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Exum: Insurgent Groups Master Online Media Ops, at the Expense of US Efforts
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CPJ: Most Iraq Journalist Deaths not Accidental, Gvt Fails to Pursue Attackers
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CSIS Draft Report Highlights Need for US AID to Secure Recent Success in Iraq
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Report Assesses How the Media Has Covered Events on the Ground
