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  • July 2008

    • Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

      New York Times  |  Jul 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

      (Newser) - Female suicide bombings are on the rise in Iraq's restive Diyala province, the New York Times reports, and success in combating al-Qaeda may be the cause. Many local insurgents have been killed or detained, leaving their surviving female relatives with little hope for the future. They often come under great pressure to give their own lives for the cause. More »

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      Iraq  • suicide bombing  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • suicide bomber  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • female suicide bomber  • Diyala  • Sunni insurgents

  • May 2008

    • Baghdad Collars 1,000 in al-Qaeda Offensive

      Reuters  |  May 17, 08 3:34 PM CDT

      Baghdad Collars 1,000 in al-Qaeda Offensive

      (Newser) - Iraqi forces have detained over 1,000 suspected militants in a massive push to drive al-Qaeda out of northern Iraq, Reuters reports. The crackdown centers on Mosul, al-Qaeda’s last major urban foothold. “This operation will last until we finish off all the terrorist remnants and outlaws,” said the Iraqi general leading the charge. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mosul  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

    • Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq

      (Newser) - As US forces engaged in heavy fighting in the Mahdi Army's Sadr City today, bombings in Baghdad and Diyala province took the lives of as many as 45 Iraqis and one US soldier, the AP reports. The Diyala bombing, in Balad Ruz, was carried out by two suicide bombers—one of them a woman—during a wedding celebration. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • US military  • wedding  • suicide bombing  • Iraq death toll  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • female suicide bomber

  • March 2008

    • Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops

      BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops

      (Newser) - Five American troops are dead after a suicide bomber struck today in the Mansour district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The soldiers were patrolling a busy shopping center when a young man wearing an explosive vest engaged them in conversation shortly before detonating, said a military spokesman. Three other service members and an Iraqi interpreter were wounded in the blast. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • suicide bombing  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • surge  • Iraq violence  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • Awakening Councils  • female suicide bomber  • Sunni leaders

  • December 2007

    • Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda

      New York Times  |  Dec 14, 07 3:09 AM CST

      Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda

      (Newser) - Terrorist plotters behind bungled bombings in London and Glasgow six months ago have been linked to an al-Qaeda group in Iraq. The bombings are the first attacks attempted by the group Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia outside the Mideast, reports the New York Times . The plotters drove a vehicle packed with gas cannisters into a Glasgow airport terminal, causing only a fire. Explosives in two cars parked outside a London nightclub failed to detonate. More »

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      terrorist  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • Wahhabism  • Bilal Abdullah  • Glasgow airport attack  • Kafeel Ahmed

  • November 2007

    • Saudis, Libyans Fighting in Iraq

      New York Times  |  Nov 22, 07 7:47 AM CST

      Saudis, Libyans Fighting in Iraq

      (Newser) - Most of the foreign insurgents fighting American troops in Iraq come from two so-called US allies in the war on terrorism—Saudi Arabia and Libya. Evidence was discovered in a September raid on a desert terrorist base that produced a mother lode of intelligence on the identities and hometowns of 700 foreign fighters entering Iraq since August 2006, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Saudi Arabia  • Libya  • Shia  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • foreign fighters

    • Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

      New York Times  |  Nov 8, 07 4:00 AM CST

      Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

      (Newser) - The Iraqi-based terror network Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been ousted by US troops from every neighborhood in Baghdad where it once operated, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of US forces in the city. Fil also tells the New York Times that violence is down significantly. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sadr City  • surge  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

  • October 2007

    • Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US

      New York Times  |  Oct 5, 07 2:37 PM CDT

      Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US

      (Newser) - American troops killed 25 Iraqis north of Baghdad today, the New York Times reports, but accounts differ over why the Iraqis were armed. The US military said soldiers were fired upon by "criminals " involved in transporting arms from Iran; civilians in the mainly Shiite district of Khalis said those killed were part of a local militia that had been defending the area from al-Qaeda. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Baghdad  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

  • September 2007
  • July 2007

    • Bush Contorts Qaeda Threat, Critics Charge

      New York Times  |  Jul 13, 07 10:23 AM CDT

      Bush Contorts Qaeda Threat, Critics Charge

      (Newser) - With George Bush using the words "al Qaeda" more than 30 times in his speech on Iraq yesterday, critics charge that he's persistently distorting links between the global Al Qaeda organization and the Iraqi insurgency. The Al Qaeda faction fighting in Iraq is largely an independent Iraqi phenomenon, the New York Times reports, and its links with the broader organization are murky. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • CIA  • Ayman al Zawahiri  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • Abu Ayyub al Masri

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