FALLUJAH, IRAQ— Anbar Province has been the site of some of the Iraq war’s darkest episodes, but in a sign of how much violence has dropped here, one of the main U.S. bases is closing its gates.
FALLUJAH, IRAQ— Anbar Province has been the site of some of the Iraq war’s darkest episodes, but in a sign of how much violence has dropped here, one of the main U.S. bases is closing its gates.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives doesn’t bust many bootleggers or rum-runners these days. Instead, the federal agents who once called Eliot Ness one of their own are focused on weapons trafficking and violent crime. Michael Sullivan, who just completed his second year as the acting director of ATF, also heads efforts...