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Abu Yassir (standing) of a local Sunni militia called the "local committee" tries to convince residents of the village of Gu'am on the outskirts of Baquba, Iraq to stand up and fight Al Qaeda influence in their area June 29, 2007. In April,2007 the U.S. Army began cooperating with the nearly 200 members of the Sunni militia to combat Al Qaeda in the area, and since then has enjoyed a good deal of success in securing that neighborhood. ....

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Copyright: 2007 Scott Nelson
Image Size: 4254x2633 / 2.2MB; 1-14 1920's Brigade Gu'am village Diyala province al Qaeda army Bacouba Bacuba Bacubah Baquba Baqubah Buhritz Captain counter-insurgency fighters insurgency insurgents Iraq local committee militias neighborhood security Sunni U.S. war
Contained in galleries: Iraq War 2003-2007

Abu Yassir (standing) of a local Sunni militia called the "local committee" tries to convince residents of the village of Gu'am on the outskirts of Baquba, Iraq to stand up and fight Al Qaeda influence in their area June 29, 2007. In April,2007 the U.S. Army began cooperating with the nearly 200 members of the Sunni militia to combat Al Qaeda in the area, and since then has enjoyed a good deal of success in securing that neighborhood. ....