WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. military is using insurgents' own videotapes of their attacks to train soldiers in how to avoid them.
An Army Training and Doctrine Command report details the types of attacks soldiers are likely to encounter in Iraq, giving them information on reducing the danger of casualties, USA Today reports. The newspaper said that the report was not designed for public release although it is not classified.
"Insurgent videos have grown complex and sophisticated, with detailed graphics, English subtitles, English narrators, Jihadist 'humor,' and insults directed at the coalition to weaken resolve and popular support," the report says.
Almost 60 percent of U.S. casualties occur in Baghdad and Anbar Province, a heavily Sunni province that borders Syria. Roadside bombs and gunfire account for 55 percent of those casualties.
The report warns that anyone other than a U.S. soldier or member of the Coalition Forces seen with a camera at an attack should be considered suspicious. Soldiers are also warned that attacks may come from Shiite militia members as well as Sunni Iraqis and foreign jihadists.
