Thursday, February 14, 2008

A new force flexes muscles in Iraq

By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail
Asia Times

"United States-backed Awakening Councils (Sahwa) in Iraq's Diyala province are biting the hand that feeds them. Unhappy with the Shi'ite police, members of the Sahwa are quitting their US$300 a month jobs in protest. The Sahwa are clearly gaining power, which threatens the government, its army and police forces....."

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