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Green Zone Government Starts Paying 'Sons of Iraq' Sunni Fighters (www.iht.com)

Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is making good on promises to pay thousands of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday, despite some government unease over the... More

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Submitted 17 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Angry Sunni Militias Threaten to Re-Start Insurgency in Baghdad (www.nytimes.com)

In Adhamiya, an Awakening leader said Monday that “people will be absolutely angry... If anyone offers them money to plant bombs or attack Americans,” he said, “they might go back to the... More

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Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Awakening Councils In Hiding As Arrests On Rise (www.usatoday.com)

"Our government is after us," says their leader, Mullah Shihab al-Safi. "We sacrificed hundreds of our sons to drive al-Qaeda out. Now the government says we are no different than the terrorists."

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Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Admiral: 'Sons of Iraq' Integration Could be Bloody (blog.wired.com)

"There is no doubt that at some point, many of these Sons of Iraq were with the insurgency," according to U.S. spokesman Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll. He says that, in the worst case, Baghdad may... More

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Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Green Zone Government is Now Rounding up the American-Backed Sunni Leaders of the Awakening (www.nytimes.com)

In Diyala Province, U.S. and Iraqi military officials say there were orders to arrest hundreds of members of what is known as the Awakening movement.

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Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

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