IRAQ

islamonline: Baghdad Anarchy Spurs Call For Help : U.S. Paper
BAGHDAD, May 13 (islamonline.net & News Agencies) - Baghdad residents and U.S. officials said that U.S. occupation forces are insufficient to maintain order in the Iraqi capital and called for reinforcements to calm a wave of violence that has unfurled over the city, undermining relief and reconstruction efforts and inspiring anxiety about the future, a leading U.S. paper reported Tuesday, May 13.

Reports of carjacking, assaults and forced evictions grew, adding to an impression that recent improvements in security were evaporating, reported the Washington post.