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The U.S. military is feeling the impact of a boycott by truckers of cargo to coalition units in Iraq. Iraqi sources said U.S. combat units outside of Baghdad have experienced a slowdown in shipments of food, water and supplies over the past few days. The sources said the U.S. military was increasing flights by air transports to Baghdad and Basra to ensure supplies for U.S. troops. The sources said the units most affected have been in the Sunni Triangle and Anbar province near the Syrian border. Last week, Turkey's leading truckers association announced it was ending cargo transports to the U.S. military. The association's announcement came after the Tawhid and Jihad group of Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi executed a Turkish national who worked in a U.S. military base in northern Iraq. [more]