Iraq will not allow US-backed neighbourhood patrols to become a "third force" alongside police and the army, Iraq's defence minister has said. Gen Abdel Qader Jassim said the Sunni-dominated patrols should be integrated into the regular Iraqi security forces
Shia leaders fear that unless the patrols can be assimilated into the mainstream Iraqi security forces, the violence could increase once US troops have left Iraq.
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