Private Iraqi Citizens Shoot Insurgents

Is the tide in Iraq finally turning?

Iraqi commando units attacked an insurgent training camp backed by US troops. The camp was seized after heavy fighting with over 80 insugents reported killed.

The Iraqi commando unit attacked the camp, 160km (100 miles) northwest of Baghdad, on Tuesday.

Will this make Iraq safer or will insurgents just regroup elsewhere? However, the really big news is that in Baghdad on Tuesday, witnesses said shopkeepers fought a gunbattle with insurgents, killing three.

The incident happened after the militants had apparently opened fire on passers-by.
Correspondents say the incident is the first time private citizens are known to have retaliated successfully against insurgents.

The fighting came as agreement appeared to be drawing closer on the formation of a new Iraqi government. The interesting issue is that the insurgents are now seen as being the "foreign fighters" who are destroying Iraqi's.