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Top General: Fewer Than 5,000 Guerillas in Iraq

HeadlineNov 14, 2003

The U.S. general leading the military operation in Iraq, Gen. John Abizaid, estimated yesterday that coalition forces face no more than 5,000 guerilla soldiers in Iraq. This comes despite news yesterday of a leaked top-secret CIA report from Iraq that estimates there are now 10 times that, or 50,000, resistance fighters in the country. Abizaid said “The goal of the enemy is not to defeat us militarily. The goal of the enemy is to break the will of the United States of America, to make us leave.” Abizaid also announced that he is moving his headquarters from the U.S. back to Qatar as a result of the rise in attacks.

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