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The struggle to regain control of Baghdad crossed into its fifth month Thursday with the last of 30,000 additional U.S. soldiers about to join an increasingly bitter fight. The security operation has failed to curb violence nationwide, and the number of American troops killed in the capital is on the rise.
But some potential bright spots have emerged in Baghdad's most lawless districts and troubled regions outside the capital: A U.S. gambit to arm and train Sunni insurgents as proxy fighters against groups inspired by al-Qaida.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Trains Insurgents to Fight Al-Qaida Cells
The biggest surprise - and current source of hope to gain the upper hand - has been the American opening to homeg...
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