In Brief... Dissent in the Ranks of Iraq's Republican Guard
On June 2, the London-based newspaper Al-Zaman reported that a fatal clash erupted on May 24 between two Iraqi Republican Guard units in the Suwayrah camp, 60 kilometers south of Baghdad. The clash was quickly quelled, with a number of surviving officers being arrested for questioning. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has shown considerable skill over the years, fending off as many plots against him from within his country as from outside.
However, with an increasing number of apparent threats emerging ever closer to his inner circle, time may be running out for the Iraqi leader.