Fallujah's Halting Recovery

Once a stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq, this Sunni city experienced fierce fighting in 2004. But two years later, tribal leaders turned against the extremists and began cooperating with U.S. forces. Life is improving, but many civil liberties have fallen victim to tight police control.

SOURCE: Associated Press, staff reports | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008

This Story In Fallujah, Peace Through Brute Strength Article \| FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The city's police chief, Col. Faisal Ismail al-Zobaie, a husky man with a leathered face and a firm voice that resonates with authority, ordered an aide to shut his office door. He turned to his computer. Across the screen flashed a video, purportedly made by the Sunni insurgent... On Patrol in Fallujah Policing Fallujah Fallujah's Halting Recovery dot.comments: Fallujah and U.S. Fatalities		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Associated Press, staff reports \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008 ¬es=Once a stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq, this Sunni city experienced fierce fighting in 2004. But two years later, tribal leaders turned against the extremists and began cooperating with U.S. forces. Life is improving, but many civil liberties have fallen victim to tight police control." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Associated Press, staff reports \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - March 24, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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