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Iraqi insurgency 'undiminished'
Myers insisted the number of attacks did not reveal the full picture
Militants staging attacks in Iraq are as strong now as they were a year ago, America's top soldier has said.

Between 50 and 60 attacks are carried out each day, the same number as in 2004, according to Gen Richard Myers, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

But he added it was too early to say if a recent surge in violence amounted to a concerted campaign, and insisted that US-backed forces were "winning".

A BBC correspondent says US optimism after the Iraqi elections has now gone. ...