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Iraq PM offering to pay tribesmen $400 a month to drive out militants

Under pressure from the United States and its allies, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has decided not order a full-scale assault against the al Qaeda-linked fighters. Instead, he is offering local tribesmen money – much the same strategy the U.S. military used to defeat militants in the same area in 2005. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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