7 Sunni insurgent groups reportedly seek truce under reconciliation plan

7 Sunni insurgent groups reportedly seek truce under reconciliation plan

By SAMEER N. YACOUB/Associated Press Writer
Published: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:13 AM CDT

The New York Times said officials indicated the reduction could involve the 1st Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division, which patrols a swath of west Baghdad, and the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, in troublesome Diyala province.

According to the report, those brigades would not be replaced numerically and their duties would be assumed by U.S. forces already in Iraq. The Times said the Casey plan envisioned eventually cutting U.S. forces from the current 14 brigades to five or six by the end of 2007.

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The reconciliation plan won the endorsement of the senior Sunni political figure in parliament.

‘‘In the name of Iraqi Accordance Front, I support and agree with this initiative and call upon all Iraqis to support it because it will be the first step toward security, stability and the building of a new Iraq,'' said Adnan al-Dulaimi, whose organization represents the three key Sunni political parties in parliament.

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