(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Marines, searching for allies in
western Iraq to fight al-Qaeda's global terror network, are
recruiting and arming desert tribes, Marine and Iraqi officials
say.
The drive to create an anti-terror police force from clans
that roam the desert is centered around the towns of Ramadi and
Fallujah, 50 miles (85 kilometers) west of Baghdad. Tribes in
the barren region have eluded U.S. pacification efforts, and the
area is used by al-Qaeda members to enter Iraq from abroad.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
western Iraq to fight al-Qaeda's global terror network, are
recruiting and arming desert tribes, Marine and Iraqi officials
say.
The drive to create an anti-terror police force from clans
that roam the desert is centered around the towns of Ramadi and
Fallujah, 50 miles (85 kilometers) west of Baghdad. Tribes in
the barren region have eluded U.S. pacification efforts, and the
area is used by al-Qaeda members to enter Iraq from abroad.
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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