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AP - The influx of thousands of U.S. forces has driven down insurgent attacks in Baghdad, but violence elsewhere in iraq raises questions about whether killings will continue to drop as american forces begin to leave, the United Nations said Saturday.

The United Nations releases a new report on human rights in Baghdad on Saturday. The report, covering the last six months of 2007, acknowledges a marked decrease in violence, but it cites a need for improvement in other aspects of human rights if those security gains are to be sustained.

Ryan Phillippe stars in 'Stop Loss,' a movie about soldiers forced to serve an extra tour of duty in iraq. He spoke with Nicki Gostin:

When Basheer leaves for work, he knows he might not see his family again.

The Web has done more than quicken reporting from the battlefield; it has made war interactive.

Grim-faced and sorrowful, former soldiers and Marines sat before an audience of several hundred yesterday in Silver Spring and shared their recollections of their service in iraq.

A barrage of rockets aimed at the US consulate in the central Iraqi city of Hilla slammed instead into a residential area, police said.

The time to debate the decision to go to war in iraq has passed, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), says. 'The reality is, we're there. And the question is, what do we do about it?' The focus now should be on leaving iraq in a 'stable situation,' he says.

Hundreds of veterans are testifying against war crimes this weekend in Washington, DC. Nina Berman shares their stories.

This coming Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the War in iraq. Sen. James Webb (D-VA) says the war hurt the U.S. strategically, shifting the focus on terrorism to the wrong place.