Iraqis inspect the damage at the entrance of their house after it was raided by US and Iraqi troops in Baghdad's Sadr City. As a joint operation by US and Iraqi troops to take control of Baghdad begins to bear fruit, there were signs that their insurgent foes are trying to counter them with deadly new tactics.(AFP/Wissam Al-Okaili)
RAMADI, Iraq, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed at least 12 insurgents and wounded three in a six-hour gunbattle in Ramadi involving heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and air strikes, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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The Iranians or Russians are behind the change in tactics, I'd say. The jihadists are not smart enough to figure this out for themselves.
As the months go by, these remaining scum bags will be reduced to fertilizer. It is just a matter of time now since the IG has signed on to the plan.