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Slide show: Preparing for urban warfare

Past battles in Mogadishu, Hue and Grozny also suggest the perils and horrors involved in fighting a war in a city as large as Baghdad. Holt.
/ Source: msnbc.com

Skirmishes in Iraqi cities like Nasiriyah, where irregular forces have engaged U.S. Marines in deadly urban combat, are just the latest examples of the dangers of street fighting. Past battles in Mogadishu, Hue and Grozny also suggest the perils involved in fighting a war in a city as large as Baghdad. Click the image above for a multimedia report on the risks of urban combat, narrated by MSNBC’s Lester Holt.