American forces carried out an aggressive series of predawn raids across central Iraq today, aiming to root out groups that have been attacking American and British soldiers and to project an intimidating display of power. ...
But it is not clear that today's raids produced much in the way of concrete results. Unlike a similar set of raids earlier this month, the ones today did not lead to any major fire fights. All told, military officials said in a statement released tonight, soldiers seized only 14 Kalashnikov assault rifles, two shotguns and an unidentified amount of ammunition.
Meanwhile, attacks on American troops continued today. Two soldiers were wounded and an Iraqi civilian was killed after coming under attack while in a convoy on a road leading to Baghdad International Airport, the military said.
Troops sweeping an area, and an enemy that just seems to have melted away... Remind anyone who know a little history of anything?