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Iraq to Reinstate Sahwa Forces

The Iraqi government is trying to revive the Awakening Movement — the Sahwa forces — among Sunni tribes to combat the rise in terrorism. 
Members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol, known locally as the "Sahwas", wait in line to get their salaries from the Iraqi military at an Iraqi army camp in Taji, near Baghdad, December 17, 2008. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ) - RTR22NJH
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The Iraqi government is inclined toward reviving the tribal Sahwa forces, established by the US military in 2006.

This move was an attempt to halt the deterioration of the security situation in Iraq to using the “specific opponent” theory, which contributed to the expulsion of al-Qaeda from Sunni regions in 2008.

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