The interim Iraqi government is also threatening media outlets in Iraq to be careful on how it describes members of the Iraqi resistance and how it describes military operations carried out by the U.S and interim Iraqi government. The government said reporters must differentiate between, “innocent citizens of Fallujah who are not targeted by the military operations and between the terrorist groups who infiltrated the city and took its people hostage under the pretext of resistance and jihad.” Iraq’s Media High Commission also told news organizations they must provide space to explain “the government position” and journalists have been warned not to add patriotic descriptions to members of the Iraqi resistance. Journalists were told to underscore that “these military operations did not come about until all peaceful means were attempted.” It is unclear what will happen to news organizations that break the new guidelines. The commission said that failure to follow the instructions will require authorities to “take all necessary measures to safeguard the supreme interest of the homeland.”