re: guerrilla tactics work for aussies SAS troops destroy enemy Iraqi bases
Australia's SAS troops were engaged in "shoot and scoot missions" behind enemy lines and had created havoc for Iraqi troops, army chief Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy said.
General Leahy said the SAS had destroyed Iraqi military camps and had gained significant intelligence about Iraqi troop movements and intentions.
"The operations they have been conducting have provided invaluable information on enemy movements, on bases and on likely intentions," Lt-General Leahy told reporters.
"Special forces have been active destroying enemy installations either using their own resources, or directing coalition air support for destruction mission.
"Our forces are denying freedom of movement to the Iraqi forces.
"They are generally creating havoc and uncertainty behind lines, and are constantly redeploying in their area of operations.
"We are talking about shoot and scoot missions."
Lt-General Leahy said the war was going according to plan, with spectacular progress in the western part of Iraq.
"The time's coming when there won't be too much more resistance," he said.
Defence Force spokesman Brigadier Mike Hannan said there had been no reports of Australian injuries.
He said Australia's squadron of 14 F/A-18 Hornets had been engaged in new defensive and strike missions over Iraq overnight.
At the same time, he said Australian navy clearance divers had begun operations to find and destroy mines in the port city of Umm Qasr.
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