The U.S. military is dispatching an Army battalion of at least 700 soldiers to Iraq from their base in Kuwait to provide extra security during a Shiite Muslim holiday period, three military officers said Wednesday. More broadly, a substantial number of U.S. and Iraqi security forces are being repositioned inside Iraq in anticipation of potential sectarian violence related to a Shiite pilgrimage this month marking the holiday, one official said. Full Story
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