The parade continued for two consecutive days last week........

Rebels stage military parade in Ramadi
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Iraqi rebels have conducted a military parade in the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, to mark the setting up of what they call 'the Islamic Emirate’ of Iraq. The parade was organized by Majlis Shora al-Mujahideen, the Mujahideen Shora Council, in which thousands of fighters and hundreds of vehicles took part. The parade continued for two consecutive days last week (Thursday and Friday), residents said. The rebels brandished their weapons which included rocket launchers other heavy weapons as well as light arms. Clad in black uniforms, they raised placards vowing to continue fighting U.S. occupiers and the current Iraqi government led by a Shiite and Kurdish coalition. Eyewitness said the staging of the parade in the heart of Ramadi signaled that the rebels have had the upper hand in recent fighting in Iraq. Other major towns west of Baghdad are also said to be in rebel hands...