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Mistrust as Iraqi Troops Encounter New U.S. Allies - New York Times

Mistrust as Iraqi Troops Encounter New U.S. Allies - New York Times: "NASR WA SALAM, Iraq, July 10 — Abu Azzam says the 2,300 men in his movement include members of fierce Sunni groups like the 1920s Revolutionary Brigade and the Mujahedeen Army that have fought the American occupation. Now his men patrol alongside the Americans, who want to turn them into a security force that can bring peace to this stretch between Baghdad and Falluja. "

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