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Screaming eagle, symbol of petraeus' old division, 101st airborne. responsible for the gains associated with the u.s. troop surge. they fought with american soldiers, exchanged information, and battled al qaeda together. but now the u.s. troops are leaving these so-called awakening forces feel they're being abandoned. in east baghdad, this man told me the americans used us for a while and then left us. we had a common interest in fighting al qaeda, now the americans have moved on, said amir. u.s. troops tried to integrate awakening members into the iraqi government burke these men all sunnis, ...

Troop surge. they fought with american soldiers, exchanged information and battled al qaeda today. but now the u.s. troops are leaving, these so-called awakening forces feel they're being abandoned. in east baghdad this man told me the americans used us for a while and then left us. we had a common interest in fighting al qaeda. now the americans have moved on, said this man. u.s. troops have tried to integrate awakening members into the iraqi government, but these men all sunnis, say the shiite-dominated government doesn't want them and they're no longer paid on time. the u.s. commander in ir...

It's unclear in their minds where the government of iraq will go with the problem, so it's creating some concern, like it does for all of us but we're not sure what the future will bring for us. i'm convinced that the got of iraq is going to move forward with this. >> reporter: but there are fears, after u.s. troops leave, the awakening force, one seen as a solution to iraq's problems, could turn against the government. the future, alex, of the awakening forces is one of many questions examining all week. we'll be staying with the strykers as they prepare to go home. it is a very important tim...