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Article: Enemy force uses 'guerrilla tactics' in Iraq, Abizaid says; Assessment differs from Rumsfeld's.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 17, 2003
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Byline: Rowan Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said yesterday that Saddam Hussein loyalists are orchestrating a "classic guerrilla-type campaign," a statement that contradicts Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's war assessment last month.
Army Gen. John Abizaid, who became chief of the U.S. Central Command earlier this month, said the opposition force is "getting more organized, and it is learning." At a Pentagon press conference, he said cells of six to eight guerrillas, backed by regional financiers, are mounting daily attacks on U.S. troops.
At a June 30 press conference, Mr. Rumsfeld rejected the ...