Resurgent Al-Qaeda Poised to Strike US

New report says terror group poses 'persistent and evolving threat'

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 17, 2007 2:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – Al-Qaeda’s mounting presence in Iraq may lead to an attack on US soil within the next three years, a new intelligence report finds. The group’s Iraqi affiliate is building resources, animating Sunni extremists, and recruiting new members. The document also says that Hezbollah and non-Muslim radical groups pose a threat.

The White House rebuffed criticism that it intentionally released the findings as the Senate debates next steps on the Iraq war. The report—representing the most authoritative written judgments of 16 different spy agencies—goes on to warn that waning levels of international cooperation could stall future efforts to combat terrorism.

This is an image from video made available by IntelCenter, on Wednesday July 11, 2007, showing Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy. Hours after commandos cleared the warren-like Red Mosque complex... (Associated Press)

In this undated image from video taken by al-Qaidas al-Sahab media wing, Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban's most prominent military commander, gets ready to fire a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) in an undisclosed... (Associated Press)

This image from video made available by IntelCenter, on Saturday, July 14, 2007, shows Osama bin Laden in a new videotape posted on a militant Web site by Al-Qaida's media production wing. The bin Laden... (Associated Press)

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