US confirms it is arming Sunni insurgents, paper to report [View All]

Source: Raw Story

A story slated for Monday's New York Times by veteran Iraq correspondent John Burns will reveal that the U.S. military has confirmed that it is arming Sunni insurgent factions to try to contain al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, RAW STORY has learned.

"With the four-month-old "surge" in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni groups with insurgent links that have promised to fight al-Qaida."

A second story, according to those familiar with the paper, will discuss new terror rules "aimed at regulating licensing and control of small boats and airplanes."

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