(Washington Post) On Sunday, U.S. Marines were approached by an Iraqi vehicle waving a white flag near Nasiriya. The Iraqi vehicle was packed with members of "Saddam's Fedayeen," a notoriously violent paramilitary group. The Iraqi fighters, dressed in civilian clothing, opened fire with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, wounding about 50 Marines. (ABC News) One surprise has been the 60,000-strong militia known as Saddam's Fedayeen, founded in the wake of the first Persian Gulf War by Saddam's son Uday, which has served as a stay-behind force in many southern Shiite cities, harassing U.S. and British troops, and spreading terror among the local populace.
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