BAQUBA, Iraq — Members of United States-allied Awakening Councils have
quit or been dismissed from their positions in significant numbers in
recent months, prey to an intensive recruitment campaign by the Sunni
insurgency, according to government officials, current and former
members of the Awakening and insurgents.

Although there are no firm figures, security and political officials say
hundreds of the well-disciplined fighters — many of whom have gained
extensive knowledge about the American military — appear to have
rejoined Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Beyond that, officials say that even
many of the Awakening fighters still on the Iraqi government payroll,
possibly thousands of them, covertly aid the insurgency.

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