Word: insurgentes
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Soldiers are trained to kill and doctors to heal. At least that's how we usually understand those two professions. But wars can often distort reality, and the war on terrorism has turned into a test case. An inspiring example is that of Colonel Kelly Faucette, M.D. He recently wrote...
One attack may say little about the overall strength and commitment of the insurgency. But perhaps more importantly, this week the Muslim Scholars Association, a Sunni political group with insurgent ties, rejected the legitimacy of the government and its newly-complete cabinet.
The death of Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last week allows both the government and the insurgent mainstream to adopt a new narrative in which sectarian bloodletting can be blamed on a foreign element that is being liquidated, leaving Iraqis to resolve their differences politically and forge a new...
U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has repeatedly emphasized the importance of drawing in nationalist Sunni insurgent groups to achieving a workable consensus in Iraq. The flip side of that equation, as Khalilzad has also made clear, is that the Shi'ite militias must be brought under government control. Maliki has signaled...
The focus on the militia issue will intensify now that government forces supported by U.S. troops are seeking to establish security control over the capital - an objective that would presumably require taking down both insurgent cells and Shi'ite militias.