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As sectarian violence rages in Iraq, a high-level report warned President Bush that the United States faces a "grave and deteriorating" situation after three years of war in Iraq. The report also recommended enhanced diplomacy to stabilize Iraq and a start of combat troops' withdrawal.

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Wounded Iraqis rest at a hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City after a suicide bomber attack.

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Following an intense assessment of U.S. policies in the war in Iraq, the Iraq Study Group will recommend that a "gradual but meaningful" reduction of U.S. troops begin "relatively early in the new year." Full story • Bush: Al-Maliki is 'right guy for Iraq'
• Colin Powell says Iraq in a 'civil war'
• Iran: U.S. causes Iraq violence
• 'Major UK troops pullback in 2007'

Insurgent attacks in Iraq killed 3,709 civilians last month, making October the deadliest month since the war began in 2003, according to United Nations figures. Full story • Iraqi troops to come under Baghdad control
• Baghdad morgues turning bodies away
• Advances helping more soldiers survive attacks
• Coalition casualties | Chart
• Time.com: Iraq may be beyond anyone's control


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