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MOD poll - 82 per cent of Iraqis "strongly opposed" to occupation

Sean Rayment | 23.10.2005 09:55 | Anti-militarism

A survey conducted by an Iraqi university team on behalf of the UK's Ministry of Defence reveals huge opposition to the presence of British troops and widespread support for attacks on them.

Brief summary of findings, more at the link -

• Forty-five per cent of Iraqis believe attacks against British and American troops are justified - rising to 65 per cent in the British-controlled Maysan province;

• 82 per cent are "strongly opposed" to the presence of coalition troops;

• less than one per cent of the population believes coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security;

• 67 per cent of Iraqis feel less secure because of the occupation;

• 43 per cent of Iraqis believe conditions for peace and stability have worsened;

• 72 per cent do not have confidence in the multi-national forces.

 http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/23/wirq23.xml

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