The capture of former President Saddam Hussein will not end attacks against US-led forces in Iraq, the top US general in Iraq said today.
Do I expect an increase in retaliation? I don't know, but we're prepared.
Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez"We do not expect at this point in time that we will have a complete elimination of those attacks," Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez told a news conference in Baghdad.
Asked if he expected attacks to avenge Saddam's arrest, Lieutenant-General Sanchez said: "Do I expect an increase in retaliation? I don't know, but we're prepared."
US officials blame Saddam supporters and Muslim militants for guerrilla attacks that have killed 197 American soldiers since President George W Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq on May 1st.