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		<title>Along Iran Border, Iraqi Forces Take More Responsibility as U.S. Troops Begin Stepping Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kingsbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHANAQIN, IRAQ&#8211;The five men led the train of 17 donkeys quietly through the still and clear night. The braying animals, weighed down with explosives, were strung together with ropes, so that a mere handful of men could conduct the entire convoy. The smugglers made their way through the crumbling soil of the desert, choosing a desolate spot to cross from Iran into Diyala province in eastern Iraq. &#8220;When my men opened fire on them, it was as much of a surprise to my men as it was to the terrorists,&#8221; says Brig. Gen. Nazim Sharif Muhammad, who commands Iraqi border police in Diyala. &#8220;My soldiers were supposed to delay the ambush longer and trap more of the terrorist fighters, but they were young and excited and fired too soon. The terrorists all escaped.&#8221; The Iraqi guards wounded several of the men. They also rounded up all the animals, which were carrying 163 Russian- and Italian-made antitank mines as well as hundreds of mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. The dramatic weapon seizure in May was a rare success for the Iraqi border patrol, which until recently was low on Baghdad&#8217;s priority list. But border security has grown in importance in the past [...]]]></description>
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