More Iraqi security forces leading fight against insurgency
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A growing number of Iraqi troop battalions -- nearly four dozen as of this week -- are playing lead roles in the fight against the insurgency, and American commanders have turned over more than two dozen U.S.-established bases to Iraqi government control, officials said Monday.
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