Iraqi soldiers hinder efforts to combat militias

Monday, September 25, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The plan was simple: Iraqi troops would block escape routes while U.S. soldiers searched for weapons house-by-house. But the Iraqi troops didn't show up on time.

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