Insurgency in Iraq has worsened, not lessened: DIA -

Insurgency in Iraq has worsened, not lessened: DIA: "Washington, Mar 19 :

Though US President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have been giving the impression that the insurgency situation in Iraq is improving, the American Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), which monitors the situation daily, says it has worsened.

'The insurgency in Iraq has grown in size and complexity over the past year.
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Since the January 30 election, attacks have averaged around 60 per day and in the 1st two weeks dropped to approximately 50 per day," Jacoby said.
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Attacks numbered approximately 25 per day one year ago,' DIA Director Vice Admiral Lowell Jacoby told the Senate Armed Services Committee here yesterday.
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The Vice Admiral also pointed out that multiple polls show favourable ratings for the US in the Muslim world 'at all-time lows.' 'A large majority of Jordanians oppose the War on Terrorism and believe that Iraqis will be 'worse off' in the long term.' In Pakistan, he noted, a majority of the population holds a 'favourable' view of Osama bin Ladin. 'Across the Middle East, surveys report suspicion over US motivation for the War on Terrorism. Overwhelming majorities in Morocco, Jordan and Saudi Arabia believe the US has a negative policy toward the Arab world.' PTI"