According to Defense Tech, guerilla snipers in Iraq are now polishing their craft online, with a web-based training manual. The manual was recently translated, turned in to a presentation (which you see here), and given to Defense and the National Interest by an American government worker in Iraq.

"We posted it primarily to make it widely available to U.S. troops, including those in the U.S," the site's editor, Chet Richards says.

In the same vein, Military.com has posted it here.

"Target enemy snipers and surveillance..."

7 Duties of a Sniper

Who would you shoot?
A training exercise.

If you chose to kill the Soldier, you are wrong. The remaining Soldiers will kill the remaining detainees, or you might miss and kill a detainee.

If you said you would kill the Soldier in the forefront of the picture with a SAWMG, you are wrong because there are civilians around him and several will die. Also, if the American Soldier feels that he will die, he will kill everyone around him in revenge (either we all live or we all die).

Now you can shoot at the targets without any fear of hurting civilians. If you see a line of Soldiers, kill the one who you think is the officer. Then, shoot the communications officer, then the MG [machine–gunner] – then the doctor – if he’s there, you’ll know by the red cross on his arm – (you don’t need to respect the Geneva Treaty as long as the enemy does not respect it) and shoot at the Soldiers.

If you said the Soldier manning the gun, then you are right. He is the equipped [with the most important weapon].

If you said the Soldier manning the gun, you are wrong. You must kill the sniper first.

If you said the civilian, you are right. If you killed this person, you would know the next day that you have killed Paul Bremer without knowing it, because they don’t provide such protection for anyone else.

If you said the commander of the tank on the left, you are wrong. Do not engage in close combat, arrogance will kill you. They will outnumber you unless you are sure of your ability to kill them and escape.

You are wrong if you said you would shoot the tank commander on the left, because there are children nearby.

If you said the Soldiers, you are wrong. Kill the gunner on the left; then, the driver on the right.

These are agents of the army. You do not need to fight them because you are more important as a sniper, but they are a target for the RPG [brigades].

If you said the American Soldier, you are wrong. Kill the Soldier on the hummer.

The first one is the Soldier (second from right) because he has a MG, heavy machine gun. Then is the stupid Soldier on the left. He is a very easy target (look how he is elevated from the ground), then the Soldier or the reporter carrying the camera. First, because the camera can be used as binoculars; second, it is the most difficult thing to hide the death of a reporter in Iraq.