Anbar handover could come within days

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Anbar handover could come within days
By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Thursday, August 28, 2008

ARLINGTON, Va. — Iraqis could take control of Anbar province, once the deadliest place in Iraq, within days, the top U.S. Marine said.

"Now we believe the province could turn over to Iraqi control in just a few days," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway told reporters Wednesday.

Marine Corps Times first reported Tuesday that the handover was expected next week. CNN then reported that it could happen Sept. 1.

Asked exactly when Iraqis would take control of the province, Conway would only say "soon."

This is not the first time Anbar has been slated to come under Provincial Iraqi Control.


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1. Probably Timed To Happen At The Start Of The RNC.....nt