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US Hands Anbar Province to Iraqis

Military cedes control of largest region in Iraq

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 1, 2008 6:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – The American military is finally handing over control of Anbar province, once the center of the Sunni insurgency, to Iraqi forces today. Once one of Iraq's most dangerous regions, Anbar was transformed as Sunni militants allied themselves with the US. The transfer of Anbar, delayed... Read full story »

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