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Edited on Sun Dec-14-03 05:24 PM by killbotfactory
Just 12 hours after Saddam Hussein was captured, a car bomb exploded outside the police station in this town 60 miles west of Baghdad, and military officials said at least 17 people were killed and 33 wounded. It was the deadliest attack on American-led forces since two police stations near Baghdad were hit with car bombs three weeks ago.
What will happen to the guerrilla fighters staging such attacks, and whether the attacks will continue at the current rate and scale, are some of the questions surrounding Mr. Hussein's capture.
Athough some of the anti-American fighters could now be demoralized, experts on insurgency and terrorism said many would likely carry on the war, especially since the fighters seem to be organized in cells rather than under a central authority.
In the short term, there is a good chance that the guerrillas will stage a wave of retaliatory attacks, the experts say. nytimes.com |
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