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  • July 2008

    • Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 6, 08 6:56 PM CDT

      Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda

      Outsmarted and overwhelmed by allied forces in Iraq, al-Qaeda is getting desperate, Marie Colvin writes for the London Times. The insurgents, masters of organized resistance, are now resorting to small-scale hit-and-run attacks amidst waning support from Iraqis. “Al-Qaeda in Mosul is pretty much not able to do the attacks that they could do previously,” said an Iraqi commander. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • insurgents  • troop surge  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Mosul  • David Patraeus

    • Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

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

      Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

      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

  • June 2008

    • Car Bomb Kills 51 at Baghdad Market

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      Car Bomb Kills 51 at Baghdad Market

      A car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad today, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in more than three months. Nobody claimed responsibility, but it bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is known to use car bombs and suicide attacks. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • Baghdad  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Iraq violence  • Iraq mess

    • May Iraq Death Toll Lowest in 4 Years

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 1, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      May Iraq Death Toll Lowest in 4 Years

      The death toll in Iraq plunged in May, with 21 US military dead the lowest monthly figure in more than 4 years. Iraqi civilians and troopers also saw a decline, with 532 deaths in May, compared with 1,080 the month before. But in the absence of lasting political agreements, many fear this signals a breathing spell in violence rather than the start of a longer trend. More »

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      Iraq  • military  • troop surge  • Iraq exit strategy  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • death toll  • Iraq death toll  • Iraq violence  • military presence

  • May 2008

    • CIA Chief: Tide Turning Against Al-Qaeda

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 30, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      CIA Chief: Tide Turning Against Al-Qaeda

      Al-Qaeda is "near strategic defeat" in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and the tide is turning against it elsewhere, CIA chief Michael Hayden says in a surprisingly upbeat Washington Post interview today. In contrast to a  reports of an al-Qaeda resurgence a year ago, Hayden now cites “significant setbacks for al-Qaeda globally,” as "a lot of the Islamic world pushes back on their form of Islam.” He says the Iraq war is no longer a boon to al-Qaeda recruitment. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • CIA  • War on Terror  • Saudi Arabia  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Michael Hayden

    • Apology for Shooting Koran Doesn't Close Case

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 19, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Apology for Shooting Koran Doesn't Close Case

      The US military's swift disciplining of an Army sniper who used a Koran for target practice reflects growing awareness of the need to forge bonds with the Sunni Arabs, whose cooperation is crucial to peace in Iraq, the LA Times reports. But apologies and discipline aren't enough for an influential political party that today called for "the severest of punishments," CNN reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Islam  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Koran

    • Shiite Militants Agree to Sadr City Cease-Fire

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 10, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Shiite Militants Agree to Sadr City Cease-Fire

      Shiite militants have agreed to a cease-fire in Baghdad’s Sadr City, said an aide to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia is concentrated there, the AP reports. Sadrists “will stop fighting in Sadr City and will stop displaying arms in public,” the aide said. “In return, the government will stop random raids against al-Sadr followers and open all closed roads that lead to Sadr City.” More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Sadr City  • Mosul  • Shiite militants

    • False Alarm: Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose in Iraq

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      False Alarm: Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose in Iraq

      Iraqi officials jumped the gun yesterday when they announced the capture of the top commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US military said today. It turns out the man they captured isn’t Abu Ayyub al-Masri; he just has a similar name. The hunt for the real al-Masri, who has a $5 million bounty on his head, is still going on. More »

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      Iraq  • terrorism  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Iraq Army  • Abu Ayyub al Masri

    • Iraqi Army Nabs Key Militant Leader

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 8, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      Iraqi Army Nabs Key Militant Leader

      The Iraqi army has arrested the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the AP reports today. Defense officials said they took Abu Ayyub al-Masri into custody in Mosul. He has led the group—which last month called for stepped-up attacks against US forces—since 2006. Masri helped set up the first al-Qaeda cell in Baghdad after the US invasion in 2003. More »

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      Iraq  • terrorism  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Mosul  • Iraq Army

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Security Comes to Fallujah With Saddam-Like Iron Fist

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 24, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Security Comes to Fallujah With Saddam-Like Iron Fist

      Fallujah, a hotbed of violence that has shown signs of stability, is trumpeted by the US as a success story of the Iraq war effort. But the security achieved there, largely the work of Faial Ismail al-Zobaie, the city’s police chief and a former insurgent, is the result of harsh, Saddam Hussein-style tactics, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • troop surge  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • democracy  • Saddam Hussein  • Fallujah  • security forces

    • Easter Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 57

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 23, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Easter Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 57

      Despite a yearlong decline in violence in Iraq, a series of attacks on Easter Sunday killed at least 57, reports the AP. In the most severe, a suicide car bomber killed at least 13 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 42 people at a military base in Mosul, an al-Qaeda holdout. A second suicide car bombing killed 7 and wounded 14 in Baghdad, while a series of explosions rattled the Green Zone. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Shiite  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Green Zone  • Shiite militia  • Mosul  • US embassy in Baghdad  • Shiite cleric

    • Obama Blasts Both Rivals Over Iraq Positions

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 19, 08 6:17 PM CDT

      Obama Blasts Both Rivals Over Iraq Positions

      Barack Obama laid into both presidential rivals on the Iraq war today, chiding John McCain for misspeaking about terror groups there and criticizing Hillary Clinton for voting to authorize the conflict. "We heard Sen. McCain confuse Sunni and Shi'ite, Iran and al-Qaeda," Obama said, pouncing on McCain for errantly accusing Iran of training Sunni Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Iran is known to train Shi'ite extremists. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Shiite  • Sunni  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • foreign policy

    • McCain Mixes Up Militants on Mideast Tour

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      McCain Mixes Up Militants on Mideast Tour

      John McCain mixed up his militants today during a stop on his Mideast tour. He told reporters in Jordan that Tehran is “taking al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.” A whisper from Sen. Joseph Lieberman prompted him to add, "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda"—a group that is Sunni, unlike Iran, which is Shiite. More »

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      John McCain  • Iran  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Joe Lieberman  • gaffes

    • Portrait of the Suicide Bomber as a Young Man

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 17, 08 11:03 AM CDT

      Portrait of the Suicide Bomber as a Young Man

      The people carrying out suicide bombings in Iraq are overwhelmingly young men from other countries who grew up in large, poor families, the LA Times reports. After interrogating four dozen men taken into custody over 4 months, the American military has drafted a profile of the typical suicide bomber, who is in his late teens or 20s and in thrall to al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to a report released yesterday. More »

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      Iraq  • suicide bombing  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • suicide bomber  • jihad  • suicide attack

    • Iraq Pullout Would Spur Genocide: Mac

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Iraq Pullout Would Spur Genocide: Mac

      John McCain charged yesterday that early withdrawal from Iraq proposed by both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would  trigger "genocide" across the region. He launched his latest attack on his Democratic rivals on the eve of his planned international tour to Britain, France, Israel, Jordan and possibly Iraq to pitch his war strategy to America's allies, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »

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      Iraq  • John McCain  • Iraq war  • Israel  • torture  • troop withdrawal  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • waterboarding  • genocide  • Jordan  • Straight Talk Express

    • Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops

      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

    • Female Bomber Kills Anti-Qaeda Sunni Sheik

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 10, 08 7:17 AM CDT

      Female Bomber Kills Anti-Qaeda Sunni Sheik

      A female suicide bomber assassinated a Sunni Awakening leader in his Diyala province home today, the AP reports, killing the sheik’s bodyguard, cousin, and 5-year-old niece along with him. The woman had come to see the sheik yesterday, saying her husband had been kidnapped and was begging for help. “She came back this morning and nobody checked her,” the sheik’s brother said. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • suicide bomber  • Awakening Councils  • female suicide bomber  • Baquba  • Concerned Local Citizens  • Diyala Province

    • Baghdad Bombs Claim 54

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 6, 08 2:31 PM CST

      Baghdad Bombs Claim 54

      Twin bomb blasts claimed 54 lives and wounded 130 in a Baghdad shopping center today, BBC News reports. Two roadside bombs timed to detonate within minutes of each other exploded in a shopping center in Karada district, leaving survivors holding body parts and searching for loved ones. Violence in Iraq has seen an upswing this month after a six-month decline generally attributed to the troop surge. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • troop withdrawal  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • roadside bomb  • surge

    • Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader Killed in US Missile Attack

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 4:53 AM CST

      Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader Killed in US Missile Attack

      A top al-Qaeda in Iraq leader, said to be responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, was killed last week when his car was struck by a missile fired by a US helicopter, officials revealed yesterday. Abu Yasir al-Saudi, from Saudi Arabia, was in charge of  operations in southeast Mosul. His death brought to 142 the number of al-Qaeda in  Iraq members killed or captured in Mosul in the last two months. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Mosul  • helicopter

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