Iraq Taking Control Of Anti-Qaeda Fighters From US Forces

RASHID CHECKPOINT - U.S. Army Sgt. Difruscio provides security as a new Sons of Iraq checkpoint is established in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq.

From Today Online:

Iraq began taking control of 100,000 Sunni Arab anti-Qaeda fighters from US forces on Wednesday, amid concerns that many in the militia credited with curbing the bloodshed in the country will be neglected.
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The transfer of responsibility and payments for all "Sons of Iraq" begins with 54,000 men in the province of Baghdad.
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The US military uses Sons of Iraq, or "SOIs," to refer to the militia, also known as Sahwa (Awakening) Councils, which it recruited from among Sunni tribesmen and former insurgents.

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My Comment: They better pay their salaries.