VOA标准英语2008年-Leaders in Iraq's Anbar Province Join to Fight
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Abu Ghraib, Iraq
08 January 2008
In the past few months, U.S. military leaders in Iraq have been praising the work of so-called "Anbar Awakening 1" councils composed of Sunni tribal 2 leaders in western Anbar province. The tribal sheikhs have allied 3 themselves with U.S. forces and against al-Qaida in Iraq. The number of Iraqis aligning 4 themselves with the Anbar movement has been growing. And according to the Multi-National Force in Iraq, more than 70,000 men in eight provinces are now active in similar groups. VOA's Deborah Block recently attended an Awakening meeting in Anbar and filed this report.
In a village near Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, 1,000 tribal sheikhs and other local leaders from predominately Sunni Anbar province have come to hear messages of unity 5.
This sheikh from Fallujah, Abdurrahman Ahzobi, is encouraging local leaders to fight al-Qaida in Iraq. He says it is important to have all Iraqis united again.
U.S. officials say al-Qaida in Iraq remains 6 a threat that must be pursued. A recent Internet message attributed to Osama bin 7 Laden 8 warns Iraqis not to join counter-insurgency patrols or help rebuild a U.S. backed national unity government.
Although Sunni sheikhs started the Awakening movement, now Shi'ites, a minority group in Anbar, are working to reconcile differences with Sunnis in order to rid the area of insurgents 9.
U.S. Army Colonel Kurt Pinkerton says both Shi'ites and Sunnis are cooperating with coalition 10 forces to stop the violence.
"Al-Qaida chased people out," he said. "Both the Sunnis and Shi'ites are moving back into areas they left. We have many checkpoints that are manned by tribes that are both Sunni and Shi'ite who are sitting together."
Tom Burke is with a U.S. reconstruction 11 team helping 12 Iraqis start development projects in Anbar. He says the difference is remarkable 13.
"[You'll see] people talking to people, to show by-gones are by-gones, that we can work together, no matter if we are Sunni or Shi'ite," he said. "They support one government, the government of Iraq, that they want an end to violence."
U.S. military commanders say they are working with thousands of Iraqi volunteers who are helping to secure their tribal areas in Anbar.
Although the men are called volunteers, they are paid $300 a month by the U.S. military for their work alongside the Awakening movement. U.S. officials say the volunteers have helped cut violence in Anbar by more than half since last June by providing information about al-Qaida in Iraq and manning checkpoints.
Ahmed Jamil Hussein is in charge of 180 volunteers in Abu Ghraib.
He says the volunteers have a good relationship with coalition forces and are doing their best to keep the area secure.
Tom Burke says as security improves, it becomes possible to set up essential services that are lacking, such as running water.
Ali Majid Salman al-Janabi, a sheikh from Abu Ghraib, says many other things are needed to improve the quality of life.
He says people need jobs, better roads, schools, and health clinics.
Burke says it is crucial for the awakening meetings to continue so Sunnis and Shi'ites keep working together and support a central government. He says this is the way to keep al-Qaida in Iraq in check.
- the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
- People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
- Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。