US military reaches end of era in Iraq
Prolonged struggle with anti-US fighters using guerrilla tactics caused change in strategy.
Published On 19 Dec 2011
The withdrawal of the last American combat troops from Iraq ends a controversial chapter in US military history.
Iraqi insurgents, using guerrilla tactics, caused US generals to abandon traditional methods of combat and adopt a new way of fighting.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports.
Source: Al Jazeera