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\"32889009.jpg\"<\/a>Petraeus admits to rise in Iraq violence
\nBy Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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\nBAGHDAD — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, acknowledged today that violence had increased since Sunni Arab militants declared an offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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\n“Certainly Al Qaeda has had its Ramadan surge,” Petraeus said in his first comments to reporters since he returned from Washington to give lawmakers a status report on the war in Iraq. But he said the level of attacks was “substantially lower” than during the same period last year.
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\nThe Army general said he saw no need to revise the projections he presented to Congress this month for a gradual withdrawal of the additional forces deployed to Iraq as part of the troop buildup. He did not provide figures.<\/p>\n

Militants with the extremist group Al Qaeda in Iraq have launched a string of deadly bombings in recent weeks, including one this week that killed at least 24 people at a reconciliation meeting between Sunni and Shiite tribal, religious, political and security leaders in the Diyala provincial capital, Baqubah.
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Petraeus admits to rise in Iraq violence By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer BAGHDAD — Gen. David H. 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