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U.S. Pulls Back From Al-Anbar To Secure Baghdad
September 15, 2006
Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli (file photo) (RFE/RL)
Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli, the No. 2 U.S. general in Iraq and the top operational commander, acknowledged that commanders have siphoned troops from Al-Anbar, weakening the military's strength there, to build up the U.S. presence in Baghdad.
Commanders are seeking to curb sectarian violence in Baghdad between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.
(Reuters, AP)