1.0link86824<![CDATA[Iraqi PM: al-Qaida Chased From Baghdad]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/15/iraqi-pm-alqaida-chased-f_n_86824.htmlBAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Friday that U.S. and Iraqi troops have chased al-Qaida in Iraq out of Baghdad in the year since a security crackdown began, and he promised to pursue insurgents who have fled northward.
Underscoring the rising violence in northern Iraq, a double suicide bombing targeted Shiite worshippers as they left weekly prayer services in the city of Tal Afar, killing at least four people and wounding 17, officials said.