Iraq: November 20, 2003

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Based on a tip, US troops raided a house in northern Iraq and arrested a senior member of Saddam's security force.

In a rare presentation, a U.S. Army officer described how their troops turned the tables on an ambush force, killing ten Iraqis and destroying three of the cars being used. Normally, details on these operations are kept secret, lest the enemy obtain useful information on coalition tactics and techniques (and come up with countermeasures.)