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Resistance, retaliation by Iraqis resembles guerilla warfare.
Byline: Tom Lasseter
BAGHDAD, Iraq _ Two months after President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, stealthy enemies are still killing and wounding American and allied soldiers _ five killed and 22 wounded in May, 20 killed and 39 wounded in June.
In response, American commanders have unleashed repeated military raids _ Operation Peninsula north of Baghdad, Operation Desert Scorpion west of Baghdad and Operation Sidewinder in western and central Iraq _ to root out those pockets of resistance. The raids have netted hundreds of arrests but have also created new waves of anger and hostility among the Iraqi people.
The pattern of attack and counterattack looks like classic guerrilla warfare, in which a weaker foe attacks in the place of his choosing, then melts into the population. The harder an occupying force pounds back, the more it alienates the populace, creating communities that accept, if not ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Resistance, retaliation by Iraqis resembles guerilla warfare.