IRAQ STABILITY MAP APRIL 2006

US Military/US State Dept, April 2006

Ratings based on governance, security and economic situations

Stable: (GREEN) Fully-functioning government; strong economic development; local security forces maintain rule of law

Moderate: Government functions, but with some concerns; economy developing slowly, with unemployment problems; security under control but with potential for instability

Serious: Government not fully formed; economy stagnant; unemployment high; routine anti-Iraq forces activity, assassinations and extremism

Critical: Government not functioning or only single strong leader; no infrastructure for economy to develop; high levels of anti-Iraq forces activity, assassinations and extremism Assessment made in January 2006. Sectarian violence in Iraq has surged since February

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