The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq has adopted a two-track approach to bring peace - concentrating military forces on attacking foreign fighters while trying to persuade Sunni Muslims to join the political process, a U.S. general said.
Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, a senior coalition staff officer, told The Associated Press on Saturday that even though nationalists are the largest part of the insurgency, they are not the U.S. military's primary target.
We're focused on the terrorists and foreign fighters because they are the ones conducting the most horrific attacks and are the most ruthless in the pursuit of their objective, which is to derail the democratic process and discredit the Iraqi government, he said.
U.S. Forces Using 2-Track Approach in Iraq
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