Saturday, April 11, 2009

Sons of Iraq

A suicide bomber killed 9 people and injured 31 in the town of al-Iskandariya (40 miles south of Baghdad.  The bomber attacked when "awakening councils", also known as Sons of Iraq, were meeting to collect salaries.

Awakening councils, also known as Sons of Iraq, are primarily a Sunni movement composed of former insurgents or sympathizers who have turned against al Qaeda. The U.S. military credits them with having played a key role in bringing about the nationwide drop in violence that coincided with the "surge" in U.S. forces in Iraq. 

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