Iraq: An Adaptive Enemy in Anbar Province

On Aug. 3, U.S. Central Command reported that 14 Marines and a civilian interpreter died when an improvised explosive device hit their amphibious assault vehicle in the Iraqi town of Al Hadithah near the Syrian border. The attack is the latest in the intensifying combat between U.S. forces and insurgents in western Iraq's Anbar province, and is indicative of more sophisticated — and effective — insurgent tactics.