Big Attacks in Iraq Decrease, but Arab-Kurd Tensions Remain -- Wall Street JournalBAGHDAD -- While large-scale attacks in Iraq are decreasing, tensions between Arabs and Kurds remain high and represent the top driver of instability in the country, U.S. military spokesman Brig. Gen. Stephen Lanza said Monday.
In a news conference, Gen. Lanza also said he thinks the Iraqi parliamentary elections scheduled for next January would take place on time, despite concerns from Iraqi politicians that continued wrangling over an elections law could delay the vote. The parliament will meet later this week to consider the elections law, which needs to be passed by Thursday to give poll organizers enough time to prepare for the vote.
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