Iraq's main Sunni-led resistance groups have scaled back their attacks on US forces in Baghdad and parts of Anbar province in a deliberate strategy aimed at regrouping, retraining, and waiting out George Bush's "surge", a key insurgent leader has told the Guardian.
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See also:
IRAQ: Government Fragments Further
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Syria and Jordan
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