“Iraq to Begin Paying Sunni Volunteers Next Month”

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by mideast

“Iraq to Begin Paying Sunni Volunteers Next Month”
Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_iraq;_ylt=AmSmUadUKnPGiKtcwlUyoQlX6GMA
Summery:
In this article they are talking about starting to pay Sunnis that fight against the insurgency.  About 54,000 Sunni troops are going to start getting paid in an effort to help the insurgency to go down and make an actually army.  The Shiites however believe that doing [...]

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Petraeus steps down

Posted on September 19th, 2008 by mideast

Channel 4 News
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/petraeus+steps+down/2456567
Summary:
In this article they are talking about the General that is in complete control over the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Patraeus, is stepping down and handing his command over to another person.  The new General is now Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno.  He was second in command for the past year and a [...]

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