U.S. Worries Over Iraq Offensive

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. military has assessed that Iraq could be torn
by an insurgency offensive in 2011.
Officials said both Shi'ite and Sunni militias were equipping and
training for a major campaign against the government of Prime Minister Nouri
Al Maliki. They said the offensive, supported by Iran, could include
sustained attacks in both Baghdad as well as Shi'ite provinces in southern
Iraq.