Baghdad Set To Foot Bill For Anti-Qaeda Fighters

From Khaleej Times:

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government is set to put anti-Qaeda fighters in Baghdad on its payroll, partially integrating what is arguably the country's largest militia into the armed forces, a senior official said Sunday.

The transfer of responsiblity for paying the so-called Sons of Iraq from the US military to the government

The transfer of responsiblity for paying the so-called Sons of Iraq from the US military to the government begins with 54,000 men in the province of Baghdad on Monday, said Major General Kazim Atta, spokesman for Baghdad command.

"Baghdad will pay salaries of all the Sons of Iraq in Baghdad starting tomorrow," he told AFP.

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