Col.  Sutherland, commanding officer of the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team which is stationed in Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad, meets with dozens of tribal sheikhs from the area surrounding the provincial capital, Baquba on Sat. Dec. 2, 2006. The meeting was primarily attended by Sunni tribal leaders, though the province is populated by both Sunnis and Shiites, as well as Kurds. The Sunnis are feeling increasingly threatened by the Shiite militants and a Shiite dominated provincial-government.<br />
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