Inside job: Iraq insurgents booby-trap houses

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Insurgents are increasing the use of booby-trapped houses to attack U.S. troops, who are quickly adjusting their tactics to avoid getting caught in a deadly snare.

Six soldiers were killed and four injured Jan. 9 in Diyala province when the house they were searching exploded and came down upon them.

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Hertling said insurgents use different tactics to build what the Army calls house-borne improvised explosive devices, or HBIEDs.

In Diyala, Hertling said, they have found at least six HBIEDs.

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