Read more Baghdad Patriots stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2786/baghdad-patriots.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:05:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2951/us-joins-sunni-militants-to-smash-qaeda.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7201&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034734' border='0' />American soldiers in Baghdad's violent Amiriyah district of have formed an unlikely alliance in an effort to root out al-Qaeda In Iraq. US troops are giving guns, and even the power of arrest, to a Sunni paramilitary group—and a week into the partnership, they’ve helped kill or capture as...A hooded Iraqi policeman (left) and a US Marine.http://www.newser.com/story/2951/us-joins-sunni-militants-to-smash-qaeda.htmlSat, 09 Jun 2007 15:30:12 CDT