From the Australian Broadcasting Company:
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Iraqi soldiers fear leaving training base
Members of the new Iraqi army being trained by US troops in the safe confines of Taji military base, fear setting foot outside.
Taji, an old Iraqi military base just north-west of Baghdad, lies in the heartland of the Sunni-led insurgency against the new, Shiite-led Iraqi Government and its US backers.
"We're all afraid. I can't go outside the base wearing these military clothes," says Sergeant Abbas, listing colleagues who have fallen victim to relentless insurgent attacks in the dusty towns and highways north of Baghdad.
"We all know soldiers who notice people photographing them with mobile phones and being followed," says the Shiite Muslim from Amara in relatively calm southern Iraq.
He does not give his full name for fear of reprisals.
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In other words, unlike Bush's promises, we're haven't exactly been welcomed with sweets and flowers.
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