10.17.2010

Sunnis do not stay bought

Sunnis in Iraq Allied With U.S. Quitting to Rejoin Rebels - NYTimes.com

Although there are no firm figures, security and political officials say hundreds of the well-disciplined fighters — many of whom have gained extensive knowledge about the American military — appear to have rejoined Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Beyond that, officials say that even many of the Awakening fighters still on the Iraqi government payroll, possibly thousands of them, covertly aid the insurgency.

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