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U.S. Intelligence: Iraq Insurgency More Sophisticated
(Reuters) Michael Georgy - Iraq's insurgency is gaining in sophistication as foreign militants step up suicide bombings and guerrillas improve surveillance techniques, a senior U.S. military intelligence officer said on Sunday. While foreign fighters make up 5% of the overall insurgency, they are causing disproportionate damage with suicide attacks, the officer said. Suicide bombers struck 69 times in April and 56 times in May. The officer said guerrillas were not getting stronger, despite an upsurge of violence that has killed around 700 people since a new government was formed last month. The officer cited a large number of car bomb attacks recently, with 135 in April and 143 in May.