World News 09-12-2003 who: Israeli Defence Force (IDF) what: Trains US special forces for counter-insurgency operations in Iraq where: Fort Bragg, North Carolina when: This week snippet: The news is a signal that "the secret war in Iraq is about to get much tougher," warns The Guardian`s Washington correspondent Julian Borger, "in the hope of suppressing the Ba`athist-led insurgency ahead of next November`s presidential elections." In related news, The Scotsman says almost all of the Iraqi scientists detained in the search for WMDs have now been released and The Telegraph tells the story of Iraq war veteran Staff Sgt Mark Heley, who has been awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry and owes his life to a notebook in his top pocket. [... more]

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