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U.S. Trains Ex-Sunni Militias as Iraqi Police

In Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the Iraqi government is struggling to bolster its police forces. Newly created security teams include former members of Sunni tribal militias who were linked to the insurgency. Now the Americans are training them.

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