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UN to Increase Iraq Presence

US praises decision, but adds it too will continue to be involved

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 10, 2007 1:20 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The UN will expand its role in Iraq and try to help quell the sectarian violence that has hobbled the country, after a Security Council vote today. Iraq's government says it'll help peacekeepers mediate disputes between the feuding sectarian groups and among Iraq’s neighbors in the region; the blue helmets will also address the country’s humanitarian crisis.

The US and Britain, who co-sponsored the resolution, argued the UN should shoulder more of the burden in Iraq, but the US ambassador to Iraq stressed the UN’s work is “not a substitute for what the United States is doing.” The resolution requires the UN to submit to Iraqi authority and pull out personnel if security conditions deteriorate.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad gestures during an interview with the Associated Press Friday, May 18, 2007 at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad gestures during an interview with the Associated Press Friday, May 18, 2007 at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)   (Associated Press)
The Arab League's envoy Hisham Youssef, right, talks with Michael Corbin, the charge d'affairs of the USA Embassy on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, in Damascus, at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq. The meeting is attended by representatives from Iraq's...
The Arab League's envoy Hisham Youssef, right, talks with Michael Corbin, the charge d'affairs of the USA Embassy on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, in Damascus, at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Security...   (Associated Press)
Representatives from Iraq's neighboring countries in addition to representatives of countries of the U.N. Security Council's permanent members, the Arab League, Bahrain and Kuwait, participate at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq in Damascus on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007....
Representatives from Iraq's neighboring countries in addition to representatives of countries of the U.N. Security Council's permanent members, the Arab League, Bahrain and Kuwait, participate at the...   (Associated Press)
Representatives from Iraq's neighboring countries in addition to other countries of the U.N. Security Council's permanent members, the Arab League, Bahrain and Kuwait, at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq in Damascus on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. The meeting...
Representatives from Iraq's neighboring countries in addition to other countries of the U.N. Security Council's permanent members, the Arab League, Bahrain and Kuwait, at the opening of a two-day meeting...   (Associated Press)
A young child looks out at the refugee camp in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 26, 2007. Shiite families driven out of their homes by sectarian violence are resettling in Najaf. About 8 million Iraqis,nearly a third of...
A young child looks out at the refugee camp in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 26, 2007. Shiite families driven out of their homes by sectarian...   (Associated Press)
Michael Corbin, the charge d'affairs at the American Embassy in Damascus attends on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, a two-day meeting of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq. The meeting is attended by representatives from Iraq's neighboring countries in addition to those of the U.N. Security Council's...
Michael Corbin, the charge d'affairs at the American Embassy in Damascus attends on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, a two-day meeting of the Security Committee for Coordination and Cooperation on Iraq. The...   (Associated Press)
y problems in Iraq, ways of increasing cooperation to prevent infiltration, end violence and restore stability to this war-torn country. Abdul-Majeed said Syria has exerted all-out efforts and taken all the necessary procedures to control its long borders with Iraq.(AP Photo / Bassem Tellawi)
y problems in Iraq, ways of increasing cooperation to prevent infiltration, end violence and restore stability to this war-torn country. Abdul-Majeed said Syria has exerted all-out efforts and taken...   (Associated Press)
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