A) Iraqi Civilians
B) Iraqi Security Forces
C) Coalition Troops
2007-09-14
19:33:06
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Richard V
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Politics & Government
➔ Politics
Who Are the Insurgents?
"There is no consensus on the precise number of insurgent fighters, but estimates range from a few thousand to more than 50,000. The vast majority of insurgents, probably more than 90 percent, are believed to be Iraqis from the Sunni minority group that largely ruled the country before the fall of Saddam Hussein."
"The relative importance of the foreign component of Iraq's two-year-old insurgency, estimated at between 4 and 10 percent of all guerrillas, has been a matter of growing debate in military and intelligence circles, U.S. and Iraqi officials and American commanders said. Top U.S. military officials here have long emphasized the influence of groups such as al Qaeda in Iraq, an insurgent network (formerly) led by a Jordanian, Abu Musab Zarqawi. But analysts say the focus on foreign elements is also an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the insurgency in the eyes of Iraqis, by portraying it as terrorism foisted on the country by outsiders."
Wash. Post
2007-09-14
20:02:09 ·
update #1
http://media.bonnint.net/apimage/db9bd6c3-1aa9-4a4d-b600-6787904fb337.jpg
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=78&sid=1243145
"It's the OCCUPATION Not the Fundamentalism"
http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html
2007-09-14
20:06:03 ·
update #2