Al Qaeda in Iraq

Al Qaeda In Iraq Reportedly Claims Baghdad Attacks

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 12.27.2011 | World

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BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks that ripped through markets, cafes and government b...

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The Halloween Horror: One Year Since Baghdad Cathedral Attack

Bishop Pierre Whalon | Posted 01.02.2012 | Religion

Read More: France, Syriac Cathedral Attack, Copts, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Baghdad Violence, Syrian Christians, Asia Bibi, Middle Eastern Christians, Baghdad Cathedral, Religious Tolerance, Iraqi Christians, Christian in Muslim Lands, Christianity, Christian Arabs, 2010 Baghdad Church Attack, Religion News

One year ago, at least five men penetrated the light security in front of Baghdad's largest church and, over two hours, murdered 46 men, women and children, wounding 60 others.

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The Business of al Qaeda

Renny McPherson | Posted 07.18.2011 | World

Read More: War on Terror, Al Qaida, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda Documents, Iraqi War, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Bin Laden Documents, Bin Ladin Documents, World News

Based on data that we seized from al Qaeda in 2007, we were able to build a portrait of al Qaeda in Iraq as a business -- and a business that ran quite differently than conventional wisdom would suggest.

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Is A Civil War in Syria's Future?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.14.2011 | World

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With military intervention rightfully off the table against Syria's Bashar Assad, a realistic assessment of who may pick up the pieces after he goes and under what conditions is exactly what we should be doing now before it is too late to affect any dire outcome.

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Al Qaeda In Iraq Pledges Support For Bin Laden Deputy

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 07.09.2011 | World

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BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida's front group in Iraq reaffirmed its support Monday for the terror network's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, a week afte...

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Sunni Awakening Council Members, U.S. Allies In Iraq, Rejoining Al Qaeda

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Members of United States-allied Awakening Councils have quit or been dismissed from their positions in significant numbers in recent months, prey to a...

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Iraq's Remains of the Day

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Tonight, Obama will address the nation to mark the end of America's official combat role in Iraq. It is unlikely that Iraq's bitter political rivals will put aside their differences quickly enough to enable the president to announce a deliverable outcome.

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Pakistani Taliban Claims Times Square Bomb; Says Revenge For Death Of Group's Leader Baitullah Mehsud

AP | NAHAL TOOSI and RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Taliban chief promised attacks on major U.S. cities in a video apparently dated early April and released following the we...

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Al-Qaeda on the Ropes?

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Al-Qaeda is a phenomenon that defies scorecard evaluations. Consequently, you never know how close you are to reaching an objective in the ongoing battle against it.

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Iraq's Election Milestone

Jaffar al-Rikabi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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As an Iraqi, I am proud of what my people achieved last weekend. Following disappointing elections in Afghanistan and controversial ones in Iran, we showed that Iraq's trajectory beams on a different path.

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Tom Ricks And The Military's New Philosophical Embeds

Columbia Journalism Review | Tara McKelvey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Kabul, Iraq Surge, Washington, Tom Ricks, Pakistan, War, Philosopy, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Iraq, Surge, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Embedded Journalists, Journalism, Iraq War, Baghdad, Taliban, Ethics, Insurgency, Policy, Foreign Correspondents, Counterinsurgency, Media News

Thomas E. Ricks has a photograph of a general--Ulysses S. Grant, looking haggard and defeated in Cold Harbor, Virginia--on the wall of his office. His...

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Iraq: 2 Killed In Baghdad Truck Bombing

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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BAGHDAD — Senior Iraqi officials and lawmakers recommended a review of security leadership, better coordination on intelligence and firmer treat...

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Iraqi Al Qaeda Group Leader Still In Custody: Iraqi FM

AP | PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday insisted that the head of an al-Qaida front group was indeed in custody, refuting a potentially e...

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Iraq Violence: List Of Major Attacks Since January 1

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect: _ May 6 _ Parked car bomb explodes at a produce market in south ...

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Iraqi Child Suicide Bombers In Training Arrested: Iraqi Forces

UPI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Iraqi forces arrested four children, all under 14, who are allegedly linked to al-Qaida and training to become suicide bombers, an Iraqi general said....

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Condi Rice Gives Bush Credit For All Manner Of Dubious Accomplishments

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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As we saw on this past Sunday's iteration of Meet The Press, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has emerged as the foremost message force multiplier ...

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The U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for the Next Administration

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Obama's refusal to criticize the U.S. attack on Syria raises the prospect that rather than pursue the diplomatic route, he will instead "pick up where the Bush Administration has now ended."

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Remember Haditha, Murtha and Marines?

Hal Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Iraq Surge, Marines, Bailout, Anbar Province, Economy, Haditha, Iraq, Limbaugh, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Murtha Iraq War, Murtha Haditha, Politics News

The right wing spin doctors raise money off the very name Murtha but what really came out of the Haditha investigations? Not what you think.

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McCain Mocks Obama's Iraq Comments

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mccain Mocks Obama, Obama Mccain Foreign Policy, Presidential Race, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Fear Watch 2008, Politics News

AP reports: Republican presidential hopeful John McCain mocked Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday for saying he would take action as president "if a...

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Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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One of the problems at the root of the so-called "surge" is that it was sold as a means to bring about a broad reconciliation between warring factions...

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'Al Qaeda In Iraq': Part Myth, Part Manipulation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The triumph of Al Qaeda in Iraq has less to do with their achievements in the field of terrorism, and more to do with the tautology that the administration has erected to pin the tail of our misfortune on a convenient, scary sounding donkey.

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Al Qaeda In Iraq Far Stronger Than Bush Administration Admitting

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida is in Iraq to stay. It's not a conclusion the White House talks about much when denouncing the shadowy group, known as al-...

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US Intelligence Chief: Al Qaeda Improving Capability To Attack

International Herald Tribune | Brian Knowlton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Al Qaeda, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraq, Al Qaeda Capabilities, War on Terror, Politics News

The top American intelligence official said on Tuesday that Al Qaeda is improving its ability to attack within the United States by recruiting and tra...

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US Intel: al-Qaida May Move Outside Iraq

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, War in Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Pakistan Al Qaeda Pakistan, Al Qaeda Cells, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida, increasingly tamped down in Iraq, is establishing cells in other countries as Osama bin Laden's organization uses Pakista...

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US: Seized Videotapes Show Al Qaeda In Iraq Training Young Boys

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda Training Boys, Warwire, Al Qaeda, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Qaeda Training Videos, Iraq, War on Terror, Politics News

Videotapes seized during U.S. raids on suspected al Qaeda in Iraq hide-outs show the terror group training young boys to kidnap and assassinate civili...

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