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Iraq appears to be slipping back into civil war, and Sheik Zaydan Aljabiri, one of the political leaders of the Sunni insurgent group known as the Tribal Revolutionaries, seems confident that his side is winning. ...
Brutal sectarian war has come again to Iraq, and many say it's as bad as in the dark days of 2007. "In some ways, it's almost scarier today," says a Pentagon official who follows Iraq closely. The Iraqi military isn't strong enough to fend off the Sunni insurgents, so Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is relying increasingly on Iranian-trained Shiite militias. ... "It's only going to get worse," warns Maj. Gen. Ali Shukri, a retired Jordanian commander who was the late King Hussein's special adviser on Iraqi tribes. ... A vivid snapshot of the battle raging in Anbar province comes from Jalal al-Gaood, who's running for parliament in Wednesday's election. ... "Everyone tells me they've never seen what's happening on the ground now," says Gaood sorrowfully. "Hell has come to these villages and towns. It's far worse than before." ... Zaydan ... warns: "Iraq is not now a state. It is led by gangs."
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