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By Jim Krane, Associated Press, 4/20/2004 22:57


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) With the coalition fraying and guerrilla violence spreading, the latest job for the U.S. military in Iraq appears to be patching holes like those left by the impending withdrawal of Spanish, Honduran and Dominican troops.

The military here is in the midst of a serious reorganization, shifting and swapping troops to cope with simultaneous crises in the south where some coalition partners have balked at clashing with rebellious Shiites and in the west, where a standoff in Fallujah has drained troops from elsewhere.

The rearranging could mean a continued, large U.S. military presence in the south, where the United States had handed security duties to its allies. The coalition partners signed on believing they were patrolling a peaceful region, a situation that has dramatically changed

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