Former Sunni rebels aiding US military in Iraq-Gulf-World-The Times of India
US forces in Iraq are working with former Sunni enemies to root out Al-Qaida cells fighting north of Baghdad, a commander said on Saturday as a car bomb in the capital killed seven people.

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims, meanwhile, started converging on the central shrine city of Karbala amid tight security for celebrations marking the birth anniversary of a revered imam.

Colonel David Sutherland said fighters from the Sunni Brigades of the 1920 Revolution acted as scouts and informants for US and Iraqi forces during a recent operation to secure an area around Baquba, capital of Diyala Province.