No, shot by the Iraqis.
Russia had a similar policy during WWII. They would have 2 lines going into battle. A front and a rear. If the front line retreated, the rear line had orders to mowe them down.
It's an effective policy to deter fighters from abandoning their posts for a force that is drasticly less equiped than the opponents. Just like Russia was during WWII, and like the Iraqi insurgency is now.
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