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US pits Iraqi Sunnis against al-Qaeda
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| Last Edited | kal Jun 12, 2007 06:58am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | There are growing signs that the US is increasingly turning to a new tactic in facing the Sunni-led insurgency in Iraq.
The US military is arming Sunni groups to secure their own areas
On Sunday, US military commanders and Iraqi provincial officials held a meeting with 130 Sunni tribal sheikhs in Saddam Hussein's old hometown of Tikrit.
According to the US, the tribal leaders reached a "historic agreement" to play a more active role in defending their troubled province, Salahuddin, against al-Qaeda and other radical insurgent groups.
It is the latest move in what is clearly becoming one of the main thrusts of the US exit strategy here - to empower and arm Sunni Arab tribes and factions, provided they pledge to resist outside militants like al-Qaeda.
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