An Israeli soldier covers his ears as a mobile artillery unit fires a shell towards Gaza in the early morning near the Gaza border during Israel's offensive January 17, 2009. Israeli tank fire killed two boys at a U.N.-run school in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, not six people as previously reported, a U.N. official said. An Israeli army spokesman said he was checking the report. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)From Yahoo News/AP:
Nearly a decade ago, the U.S. Marines staged mock urban battles designed to test future tactics for fighting in streets and alleys. The war games featured an array of advanced military hardware, including aerial drones with the laser-sharp cameras and micro-robots to scout for mines and potential ambushes.
But the exercises in California and at the Marines' Quantico, Va., base also reinforced the inevitable realities of urban conflict: Troops are drawn into a confusing and difficult arena where hit-and-run guerrillas often have the upper hand and civilians are caught in the crossfire.
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My Comment: When is urban conflict never "nasty"?
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