PEEK  
comments_image Comments

The insurgents' "way forward"?

Philip Barron: Today's attack on a fortified U.S.-Iraqi outpost may point the way toward a grim future.
 

The "brazen" and "unusual" attack on a joint US-Iraqi base north of Baghdad that killed two American soldiers and wounded seventeen more may represent a shift in tactics by Iraqi militias. As America moves forward with the new arrangement of smaller joint security stations, insurgents seem to be probing the arrangement for weaknesses - and new ways to inflict harm.

Philip Barron is a St. Louis writer and author of the blog Waveflux.

  • submit to reddit
Share
Liked this article?  Join our email list
Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email
See more stories tagged with:
  • submit to reddit

Enviro Newswire

Enviro Newswire
presented by
 

blog advertising is good for you.