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March 31, 2009

Sunni Awakening Council in Baghdad Stages Brief Uprising
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Iraqi and US soldiers have completely disarmed a group of Sunni
fighters, following an uprising in Baghdad led by members of the
Awakening Council, a group of former insurgents now on the US-Iraqi
payroll. This marks the first time an Awakening Council has been
forcibly disbanded in the capital. Iraqi security officials said eighty
Sunni fighters have been detained.

Major General Abdulkarim Abdulrahman: “The military operation is almost
complete. There are some wanted men, those who attacked the military
forces, and they will be arrested. We are working now on returning
civilian services back to the area. We have made a call to the people of
al-Fadhil, urging them to open the shops and resume normal life.”



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