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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 24 > Iraq disbands U.S.-backed militias

Iraq disbands U.S.-backed militias

By Sameer N. Yacoub / The Bulletin
August 24, 2008

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government is grateful to U.S.-allied Sunni fighters but won’t allow them to keep their weapons indefinitely, the prime minister said Saturday, hinting at a more intense crackdown on the Sunni groups.

In recent weeks, the Shiite-dominated government....

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