There was a time not long ago when U.S. officials in Iraq pointed to this northern city as an oasis of calm and cooperation amid the violence and chaos in other parts of the country. When U.S. forces arrived here a year ago, they were met with warm welcomes. But things started to deteriorate nine months later and hit a low last month, when 124 attacks were carried out against U.S. soldiers and civilian targets and a daring assassination attempt was made on the life of Nesreen Mustafa Sidiq Berwari, the newly appointed minister of public works. Full Story
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