Iraq progress seen after stepping close to "abyss"

Iraq is on the verge of collapse - report

Iraq's government has lost control of vast areas to powerful local factions and the country is on the verge of collapse and fragmentation, a leading British think-tank said on Thursday.

Iraq Facing `Many' Civil Wars, Country `Fractured,' Report Says :

Iraq is facing several civil wars between a number of rival communities struggling for power and has ``fractured'' into regional power bases, a report by an adviser to the U.K. government said.