Iraq's unpaid Awakening Councils - 08 Aug 09

Iraq's unpaid Awakening Councils - 08 Aug 09 Awakening Councils have been credited with bringing relative security to towns and cities in Iraq. Local Sunni fighters opted to stop fighting US-led forces in 2006, and help them fight al-Qaeda instead. They are still on patrol, but they haven't been paid since the US handed over its command to the Iraqi government. Al Jazeera's Omar Al-Saleh gained rare access to the city of Samarra and sent this report. From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:49 More in News & Politics

AlJazeera | August 8, 2009

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