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US Hands Control of Anbar Province To Iraqi Military

In this handout photo released by the US military, US Marines clear an abandoned house in Anbar province in June. Iraqi forces have taken over control of Anbar, once the most explosive battlefield in Iraq, from the US military. Despite claims of success, the US will keep 25,000 troops in Anbar, though they will concentrate on training Iraqi security forces rather than patrolling. (AFP/USMC-HO/File/Tyler W. Hill)

The US military handed over security control of the province of Anbar to Iraqi government forces yesterday, claiming victory over al-Qa'ida in Iraq. President George Bush hailed the deal as a breakthrough. "Today, Anbar is no longer lost to al-Qa'ida, it is al-Qa'ida that lost Anbar," he said

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