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Anti-IED Office Under Fire Faced with continued criticism from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) is attempting to addresses concerns over its internal control standards. Report: Sadr to Disarm Mahdi Army Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr intends to disarm his once-dominant Mahdi Army militia and remake it as a social-services organization, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Alert US, Afghan Troops Rescue 16 Hostages A farmer held captive for four months was freed along with 15 other men last week by U.S. and Afghan forces in western Afghanistan, officials say. Report: Anbar Wants Handover Delay The Anbar Provincial Council appealed Saturday for the American military to delay its handover of provincial security responsibilities to Iraqi forces until at least the end of the year, according to a report in Sunday editions of The New York Times. Iraqis to Take Over Anbar Province Once the most violent place in Iraq, Anbar province will come under Provincial Iraqi Control on Saturday, a senior military official said. So far, nine Iraqi provinces are under Provincial Iraqi Control in which Iraqi security forces perform day-to-day operations and U.S. troops provide assistance as needed. Antidepressant Use Soars Among Deployed For the first time in history, a sizable and growing number of U.S. combat troops are taking daily doses of antidepressants to calm nerves strained by repeated and lengthy tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Time magazine report. War Opponent Refuses to Report for Duty A former Army journalist refused to report to his new assignment, citing his opposition to the Iraq war. Matthis Chiroux, who served five years in the Army before separating last summer, said he expects and welcomes legal action resulting from his refusal, calling U.S. operations in Iraq an illegal occupation. Thousands of 'Unfit' Troops Have Deployed More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan were sent anyway, according to DoD records. The numbers of non-deployable Soldiers are based on health assessment forms filled out by medical personnel. Contractor in Iraq Faces Court-Martial A contractor in Iraq accused of aggravated assault will face a U.S. military court-martial, the first such case under an amendment to rules covering civilians with U.S. forces in combat zones, officials said Monday.