10/18/10
At FOX News
Report: Sunni Allies in Iraq Quit to Rejoin Al Qaeda
Unprecedented. Totally Unexpected.
We Need Allies Who Stay Bought.
| Hundreds of members of the Awakening Councils, a collection of
United States-allied Sunni sheiks and their militia forces, have
quit or been dismissed from their positions in the past few months,
the New York Times reported Saturday. Iraqi government officials say that the fighters, known as Sahwa, have left as a result of an intensive recruiting campaign by the Sunni insurgency and rejoined Al Qaeda. Many have extensive knowledge of the U.S. military, the Times said, adding that it is possible that thousands of the fighters who are working for the government are simultaneously assisting the insurgency.
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