As long as Islamic militants fight the US-led alliance on Washington’s terms, they will lose but they are already reverting back to guerilla warfare which will prolong the conflict, writes David Axe.

At least three policemen were killed and four others wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his truck today outside a police station near Iraq’s border with Syria, an Iraqi army spokesman said.

Police mistook a group of Iraqi soldiers for rebels today and opened fire, sparking a ten minute gun battle that left five dead.