US intelligence report questions Iraq146;s progress

US intelligence agencies have written a mixed report on Iraq, finding some progress but indicating the Baghdad government may not be able to carry it forward, a defense official said on Thursday. The National Intelligence Assessment on Iraq is due to be released Thursday afternoon. The official discussed it on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about it on the record. He said the report will find there has been 8220;some progress with Sunnis8221; fighting against al-Qaeda. Sunni insurgents in some areas have turned on al-Qaeda in a programme in which US commanders negotiate cease-fires and try to incorporate the fighters into Iraqi government security forces. The assessment also expresses deep doubts that the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can overcome sectarian divisions and meet benchmarks intended to promote political unity, The New York Times reported.