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April 5, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110009900

Sunni Tribes Battle Al-Qaeda Terrorists in Iraqi Insurgency's Stronghold

[Wall Street Journal] Bing West and Owen West - Six months ago, American intelligence reports about Anbar province in Iraq were dire. Although the Marines won the firefights, insurgents controlled the population - the classic guerrilla pattern. Among the groups, the extremists called al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) had achieved dominance. Over the past five months, however, 25 of the 31 Anbar sub-tribes have pledged to fight the insurgents, sending thousands of tribesmen into the police and army.

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