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Boston Globe
November 20, 2009
The Awakening Councils, also known as the
Sons of Iraq, are local groups, including former
Insurgents and Ba'athists, who turned against the insurgency and ...
Newser
November 17, 2009
... with the
Iraqi security forces, which has stopped paying their wages. "Many of them feel very tired," said a spokesman for the
Sons of Iraq group. ...
Plain Dealer
November 16, 2009
Ihab al-Sobai, a spokesman for the local Sons of Iraq, disputed reports that the group's fighters were among those slain. He said a team of Iraqi and ...
It's worked before in a different country almost as messed up as
Afghanistan:
Iraq. The program, called the âÂÂ
Sons of IraqâÂÂ, paid locals to side with
the US ...
Just as the
Sunni tribesmen dubbed the
Sons of Iraq turned against foreign
al-Qaeda fighters in
Iraq, Major Gant argues that Tribal Engagement Teams can ...
Long War Journal
October 30, 2009
More recently, the Iraqi Awakening Conference, a tribal-centric political party based in
Anbar Province (where
Sunni tribesmen, the so-called
Sons of Iraq, ...
Alternatively, the attacks on
Kurdish-run and
Shia-run ministries may have sought to encourage incorporation of the
Sunnis, specifically the
Sons of Iraq ...
Alternatively, the attacks on
Kurdish-run and
Shia-run ministries may have sought to encourage incorporation of the
Sunnis, specifically the
Sons of Iraq ...
Contre Info
October 26, 2009
... are angry at what they see as betrayal. Are the abna al-'
Iraq (
Sons of Iraq) directly involved or are they just sitting on their hands ? Does it matter ?
UNC Chapell Hill
October 26, 2009
In that regard, Fourth Star provides a solid, insightful review of the
Iraq focused primarily on strategic overview. There are illustrative
tactical notes, ...
guardian.co.uk
October 26, 2009
Alternatively, the attacks on
Kurdish-run and
Shia-run ministries may have sought to encourage incorporation of the
Sunnis, specifically the
Sons of Iraq ...
ABC Online
October 25, 2009
A lot of those what are called
Sons of Iraq militia members that you're talking about, a decent number of them have been incorporated into
Iraq's security ...
Salt Lake Tribune
October 23, 2009
Commanders here liken their efforts to the
Sons of Iraq program Marines started in
Anbar Province, but here they are recruiting uniformed police instead of ...
Foreign Policy
October 23, 2009
"On behalf of all those who have suffered as a result of politics based on quotas (based on sect), the Sons of Iraq (Sahwa) announce the creation of a new ...
âÂÂThe last ten days have gotten my attention,â General Odierno said of the province, which is the centre of the
Sons of Iraq alliance between
Sunni tribes ...
âÂÂThe last ten days have gotten my attention,â General Odierno said of the province, which is the centre of the
Sons of Iraq alliance between
Sunni tribes ...
Times Online
October 19, 2009
"The last ten days have gotten my attention,â General Odierno said of the province, which is the centre of the
Sons of Iraq alliance between
Sunni tribes ...
CQPolitics.com
October 19, 2009
This is not
Iraq. We don't have a
Sons of Iraq here. We don't have the same divisions here that we had between
Sunni and
Shia. So we have a very different ...
Systems
October 18, 2009
"These projects will help keep the people happy," said Sheik Ahmed, a Sons of Iraq leader from the Abayachi district. "They have done so much for us, ...
Washington Post
October 18, 2009
Leaders of
the US-backed
militia, known as
Sons of Iraq, met in
Ramadi on
Saturday night to consider a response to the attacks of the past weeks. ...
Leaders of
the US-backed
militia, known as
Sons of Iraq, met in
Ramadi on
Saturday night to consider a response to the attacks of the past weeks. ...
Asia Times Online
October 16, 2009
The "surge" in
Iraq was successful for a variety of reasons peculiar to Iraq and not duplicated in
Afghanistan, Davis argues. And the "
Sons of Iraq" was ...
Wired News
October 15, 2009
Once again, the
Iraq example is instructive. Responsibility for paying
Sunni tribal
militias, referred to by the
US military as the
Sons of Iraq (SoI), ...
United States Army (press release)
October 15, 2009
... a glimpse back to
Babil Province, Iraq, in January, when Louangketh and members of his platoon came across a member of
Sons of Iraq near a checkpoint. ...
Telluride Watch
October 15, 2009
They used me when I was needed and three me away in the end,â âÂÂ" former Iraqi
paramilitary Sons of Iraq commander Saad Oraibi Ghafoori (aka Abu Abed) now ...
Fort Leavenworth Lamp
October 15, 2009
... friction created by the transition of the former
Sons of Iraq to work positions within the
Iraqi security forces, detainee releases over time, ...
Inter Press Service
October 15, 2009
The "surge" in
Iraq was successful for a variety of reasons peculiar to Iraq and not duplicated in
Afghanistan, Davis argues. And the "
Sons of Iraq" was ...
The Hill
October 15, 2009
... to switch sides by giving them jobs and security, similar to the "
Sons of Iraqâ efforts, which have been credited for the decline in violence in
Iraq. ...
The Nation.
October 13, 2009
But they've resisted including
Sunni forces into the
army and police, especially the remnants of the
Sons of Iraq movement -- the Awakening, ...
Huffington Post (blog)
October 11, 2009
Levin also seems to think we should work for a "
Sons of Iraq" style "awakening" in
Afghanistan -- that's the one thing that no one's been able to convince ...
CQPolitics.com
October 11, 2009
That was called the -- an Iraqi surge,
Sons of Iraq. And we need to do the same thing in
Afghanistan. It takes a plan. We don't have a plan yet to get those ...
Post-Bulletin
October 10, 2009
Providence Journal
October 9, 2009
These "
Sons of Iraqâ were an important adjunct to
the US troop "surgeâ of 2007, in a counterinsurgency
strategy that dramatically reduced violence and paved ...
Systems
October 8, 2009
Baghdad âÂÂ" As the
Sons of Iraq continue to carry out their job of helping maintain security, visits from their American and Iraqi partners provide assistance ...
Times Online
October 7, 2009
The 10th Mountain Division has been to
Afghanistan four times since 2001 and twice to
Iraq. It is common to meet senior NCOs and captains with three combat ...
Washington Post
October 6, 2009
The victims appeared to be civilians, police officers and members of the
Sons of Iraq, a US-backed
militia that fought the insurgency in 2007 and 2008. ...
Washington Post
October 6, 2009
The victims appeared to be civilians, police and members of
Sons of Iraq, a US-backed
militia that fought the insurgency in 2007 and 2008. ...
New York Times
October 5, 2009
Kashmir Watch
October 4, 2009
Iraq's puppet government promised to open thousands of police and military jobs, dominated now by
Shiites, to the
Sons of Iraq, who are mostly
Sunni. ...
