Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns
Sat Dec 6, 2:34 PM ET
By DEXTER FILKINS The New York Times
ABU HISHMA, Iraq , Dec. 6 — As the guerrilla war against Iraqi insurgents intensifies, American soldiers have begun wrapping entire villages in barbed wire.
In selective cases, American soldiers are demolishing buildings thought to be used by Iraqi attackers. They have begun imprisoning the relatives of suspected guerrillas, in hopes of pressing the insurgents to turn themselves in.
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nice mess.