U.S. Expanding Iraqi Offensive in Violent Area

Thousands of American, British and Iraqi National Guard troops began a new offensive sweep on Tuesday across a region south of Baghdad. This area is known as the triangle of death, earning its name from the numerous thieves, killers, crime families, and terrorists. However located there are also insurgents who fled Falluja before the fighting even started there. This area is now known for mass killings, insurgent hideouts, and ruthless attacks on Iraqi Army bases and police stations. "The area is a curious mixture of impoverished villages and opulent residential compounds, many of them along the Euphrates, artifacts of a Sunni-dominated area that was favored under Saddam Hussein." This is the third wave of fighting following Falluja and Mosul.
(I was unable to attach a hyper-link to this blog... sorry. If you would like more information, visit www.nytimes.com and the article is titled "U.S. Expanding Iraqi Offensive in Violent Areas.")