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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
October 2, 2008
BAGHDAD — The Shiite-led government of Iraq on Wednesday took command of 54,000 Sunni fighters here in the capital in a U.S.-backed effort to ease sectarian mistrust and offer Sunnis a stronger stake in the country’s future.
The fighters, known as the Sons of Iraq, were the....
