From there they repeatedly and for several years mounted guerrilla-style attacks at the colony's Schutztruppe (Protection Force), actions that made Kooper raise to fame.

With Brazil's presidential election less than two months away, the gang's guerrilla-style attacks have quickly become a campaign issue.

The soldier is the 13th to die since small-scale, guerrilla-style attacks on American troops began last month.

General Franks, who stepped down this week from the top job at Central Command, gave no indication that commanders were requesting more troops to combat guerrilla-style attacks.

But he insisted that 10,000 rebels were in control of rural areas and were continuing guerrilla-style attacks on Government forces.

A change in military strategy saw the Sri Lankan security forces fight fire with fire with an increase in guerrilla-style attacks.

His forces succeeded in inflicting heavy casualties on the Turkish forces through guerrilla-style attacks.

But guerrilla-style attacks from remnants of Saddam Hussein's military, security forces and Baath Party loyalists appear to have dashed those goals.

Special treatment for Ahmad could be an effort to defuse the guerrilla-style attacks that were taking a toll on American soldiers.

Coalition and Iraqi troops have faced armed rebellions and guerrilla-style attacks.