Document #1025880

IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Author)

Could Awakening Fighters Rejoin Insurgency?

http://iwpr.net/report-news/could-awakening-fighters-rejoin-insurgency

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ecoi.net description:
US forces to hand back control of the largely Sunni militia forces known as the Awakening (al-Sahwa) Councils (or Sons of Iraq) to the Shia-led government; experts concerned, that  if the transition goes wrong and Awakening Council fighters are left with no income, they could resort to join the insurgents
Country:
Iraq
Source:
IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Author)
Original link:
http://iwpr.net/report-news/could-awakening-fighters-rejoin-insurgency
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
31 October 2008
Document ID:
1025880 (former ID 108426)

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