US military reaches end of era in Iraq

Prolonged struggle with anti-US fighters using guerrilla tactics caused change in strategy.

    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

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