Word: loyalism
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...called for one, saying Iraqi forces "must now decide whether they want to share the fate of Saddam Hussein or whether they will turn on that condemned dictator and help the forces of Iraq's liberation." But Pentagon officials concede that the surprising resistance shown by the most loyal of Iraq's forces means that Washington cannot count on an uprising. Nor does the easy run to Baghdad predict how hard Saddam's men may fight inside the capital. Administration officials still hope Saddam's government will implode under the tightening pressure. But as U.S. forces encircled the city, Rumsfeld...
...can’t believe this could have happened unless he was provoked,” Wockley said. “Xander is one of the most loyal and generous and caring friends I’ve ever had. He’d do anything for someone if they were in trouble...
...really engages his students and has a huge base of loyal students, even in other fields,” she said...
...thing, there's still a war going on. Fierce firefights raged around the city's university, and thousands of guerrilla fighters loyal to Saddam remained at large all over Baghdad. Coalition commanders and U.S. political leaders stress that the fighting is far from over. Baghdad's hospitals, stretched beyond breaking point in treating the wounded are a reminder that what was for the U.S. a relatively easy military campaign had nonetheless left thousands of civilian casualties. The mass looting of government offices and private businesses in different parts of the city also underscores the threat of chaos breaking...
Fedayeen Saddam ("Saddam's Men of Sacrifice") 20,000-25,000 Formed in 1995, the fedayeen handpicks members as teenagers from loyal tribal areas and are considered among the fiercest of Saddam's fighters. Often disguised in civilian garb, fedayeen units have mounted attacks against coalition troops. Operating outside the law, the group has a "death squadron" that executes people in their homes...