Al Jazeera English - News - Iraqi Groups 'Withdraw' Us Support: "Sunni armed groups known as Awakening Councils appear to have withdrawn their support for US forces and the Iraqi government in Diyala province.
The move has been seen as a significant blow to the US, which has hailed the groups' work in securing towns and neighbourhoods as a rare success in increasing security in the country.
Meanwhile, the US military announced that five American soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings on Friday."
The move has been seen as a significant blow to the US, which has hailed the groups' work in securing towns and neighbourhoods as a rare success in increasing security in the country.
Meanwhile, the US military announced that five American soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings on Friday."
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