The resistance in Iraq, mostly anti-occupation w/o intent to restore the old regime, and w/o taint of Ba'athist Party organization or intent to restore the old regime, from what I've picked up from mainstream and alternative press, here, in Europe and the Arab press, is increasing in strength and not just in the Sunni majority zones, but in the Sh'ia south where the Brits recently suffered many casualties.
There were alot of young militants from countries like Lebanon, Syria that went to Iraq in the period before the bombing. Most killed by U.S. firepower, but, quite a few remain, doing classic guerilla warfare and blowing up electrical pylons and such.
On Algeria, btw, see, "The Left and The Algerian Catastrophe, " by Hugh Roberts, Socialist Register, 2003, all articles on, Race, Religion and ethno-nationalism." Roberts has a newish book from Verso on Algerian politics from the late 80's onward. Something like 200,000 have been killed in the civil war of the 90's after the electoral victory of the Islamist FIS was annuled. http://news.google.com/ raqis step up attacks on Allied troops Ireland Online -10 minutes ago British and American forces were on high alert tonight as Iraqis opposed to the US-led occupation stepped up their attacks on Allied troops. Blast Hits US Vehicle in Iraq as Resistance Mounts Reuters Iraq resistance mounts Swissinfo Asia Times Online -Voice of America -San Francisco Chronicle -MSNBC - and 318 related » http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=2994599
Searched news for related articles. (BETA) Results 1 - 30 of about 293. Iraqis step up attacks on Allied troops Ireland Online, Ireland - 25 minutes ago British and American forces were on high alert tonight as Iraqis opposed to the US-led occupation stepped up their attacks on Allied troops. ...
Iraq resistance mounts Swissinfo, Switzerland - 2 hours ago By Nadim Ladki. He said there were three Iraqis inside the vehicle. One was killed and another injured in the explosion at 9 am (6 am British time) in the. ...
Blast Hits US Vehicle in Iraq as Resistance Mounts Reuters, UK - 3 hours ago By Nadim Ladki. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A US vehicle carrying Iraqi electrical workers was blown up in a Baghdad suburb on Thursday, killing ...
US Vehicle Attacked in Baghdad, One Iraqi Killed Reuters, UK - 4 hours ago By Daniel Trotta. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An explosion hit a US vehicle carrying Iraqi electrical workers in a Baghdad suburb on Thursday ...
Hell starts now Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 4 hours ago By Pepe Escobar. Winning the war was easy. Winning the peace will be a nightmare. The war on Iraq was "officially" over on May 1. But ...
US Troops Attacked in Baghdad Suburb, One Iraqi Reported killed Voice of America - 7 hours ago An explosion targeting a US military patrol in a Baghdad suburb has left at least one person dead. The US Central Command, which ...
Blast Hits US Patrol in Baghdad as Attacks Mount Reuters, UK - 7 hours ago By Nadim Ladki. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An explosion targeted a US patrol in a Baghdad suburb Thursday, hitting a military vehicle and ...
Attackers ratchet up ambushes against US led forces San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 7 hours ago An ambush on a US military vehicle killed one US solider and injured another on the road leading to Baghdad's airport Thursday, and a US Marine was killed and ...
Blair rules out more troops for Iraq Sify, India - 8 hours ago Baghdad: Six British soldiers killed in southern Iraq were shot dead after confronting angry demonstrators, residents said, as British Prime Minister Tony ...
US Troops Attacked in Baghdad Suburb Voice of America - 9 hours ago A US troop patrol in a Baghdad suburb is reported to have come under attack. News reports quoted witnesses as saying gunmen opened ...
US military vehicle ambushed west of Baghdad, one US soldier ... MSNBC - 9 hours ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 26 — A US military vehicle was ambushed Thursday on the western outskirts of Baghdad, and at least one American soldier was killed ...
Blair optimistic on Iraq troops Times of India, India - 22 hours ago LONDON: Without naming names, Tony Blair may have all but conjured up the prospect of Indian jawans heading for Iraq as part of the desperate international ...
Robert Fisk: Now it's the nice guys who are getting hurt New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 25, 2003 The British were the soft underbelly of the American occupation, the nice guys who didn't wear helmets and patrolled on PC Plod bicycles through the soukhs of ...
Blair rules out more troops to Iraq Sify, India - Jun 25, 2003 Baghdad: The British military was probing Wednesday the killing in Iraq of six of its soldiers in the worst incident involving coalition forces since the war ...
14 British soldiers killed, injured in southern Britain Arabic News - Jun 25, 2003 Six British soldiers were killed and other 8 wounded after they were exposed to a double attack near al-Amara city to the south of Iraq, in the first incident ...
6 British soldiers slain in southern Iraq San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Jun 25, 2003 Baghdad -- Iraqi gunmen killed six British soldiers and wounded eight others in southern Iraq Tuesday as violence and unrest spread to areas of the country ...
Shocking Attack On Brits Newsday - Jun 25, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq - Six British soldiers were killed and eight wounded in southern Iraq yesterday in a series of attacks that marked one of the deadliest days for ...
Six Britons are killed in Iraq attacks Boston Globe, MA - Jun 25, 2003 By Ellen Barry and Robert Schlesinger, Globe Staff, 6/25/2003. AGHDAD -- Two separate attacks killed six British troops and wounded ...
Attacks in Iraq spread south Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - Jun 24, 2003 By STEVEN GUTKIN. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Six British soldiers were killed in a police station in southern Iraq and eight were wounded in ...
Low key tactics under review Guardian, UK - Jun 24, 2003 British military commanders have prided themselves on their success in stabilising Basra and the surrounding area and their improving relations with the local ...
UK Soldiers Killed in Attack Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Jun 24, 2003 BAGHDAD, 25 June 2003 — British forces suffered their first major postwar casualty in Iraq yesterday when six soldiers were killed and eight others wounded ...
Afghanistan and Iraq — Bush ’ s Vietnam Daily Times, Pakistan - Jun 24, 2003 By John Pilger. America’s two “great victories” since 11 September 2001 are unravelling. In Afghanistan, the regime of Hamid ...
Six dead in dark day for Army The Times, UK - Jun 24, 2003 By Michael, Evans Defence Editor, and Roland Watson in Washington. THE British Army suffered its heaviest combat casualties on a ...
NZ troops in Iraq in no danger - army Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jun 24, 2003 New Zealand troops on duty in Iraq are "well away" from fighting that saw six British soldiers killed yesterday, the Army said today. ...
Six British MPs Killed in Southern Iraq Guardian, UK - Jun 24, 2003 By STEVEN GUTKIN. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Six British soldiers died while training police in southern Iraq, and eight others were wounded ...
Attackers kill 6 British soldiers in Iraq The Globe and Mail, Canada - Jun 24, 2003 Baghdad — Attackers fired on British forces in southern Iraq on Tuesday, killing six troops and wounding eight others in the deadliest day of combat for ...
Attacks In Southern Iraq Kill 6 British Soldiers Voice of America - Jun 24, 2003 Britain says six British soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in two separate attacks Tuesday in southern Iraq. The ...
British troops killed in Iraq BBC News, UK - Jun 24, 2003 Six British military personnel have been killed and eight wounded in two separate incidents in southern Iraq, the UK prime minister's office has said. ...
Coalition pays Saddam's old soldiers up to £90 a month Daily Telegraph, UK - Jun 23, 2003 By Peter Foster in Baghdad. More than 200000 demobilised Iraqi soldiers, including members of regular Republican Guard units, are ...
Iraq: Do the Attacks Against US Forces Pose A Serious Threat? Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - Jun 23, 2003 By Valentinas Mite. The number of attacks against US forces in Iraq is rising. The increasing tensions are seen in Baghdad and the ...