The ranks of Iraqi-trained security personnel grew by nearly 30,000 since April and now control more than half of Baghdad and large swathes of the countryside, a quarterly State Department report to Congress said. The number of Iraqi-trained security personal was more than double that of US soldiers stationed there — 268,400 as of June 26, compared with 127,000 current US troops — the quarterly report said. Full Story
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