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John R. Bolton To UNSC - The Situation in IraqState Dept. press release
I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the 29 countries making up the Multinational Forces-Iraq (MNF-I), on the Force's progress towards fulfilling its mandateThe sustained level of ethno-sectarian violence is one of the most significant threats to security and stability in Iraq.
Nonetheless, the Iraqi people continue to reject overwhelmingly violence as a means to drive political change
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Although Baghdad remains the focus for sectarian and terrorist violence in Iraq, violence tied to the Rejectionist insurgency, terrorist intimidation, political and tribal tensions and criminality continue in other regions.
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The Iraqi people continue to express confidence in the Iraqi Army to provide for their security and to reject the extremists' vision of Iraq's future.
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Mr. President, the evolution of a fully free, secure, and prosperous Iraq remains a work in progress.
ScoopNZ 18.09.06
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The Rejectionist insurgency.