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Mon 09 Sep 2008Violence surges in Iraq amid political stalemate as Gen Petraeus departs
IRAQ:VIOLENCE HAS spiked ahead of this week's departure of Gen David Petraeus, outgoing overall military commander in Iraq.
He has warned against declaring "victory" because the situation is "fragile" and security gains achieved over the past 20 months are "not irreversible".
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