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NEWS ABOUT: al-Qaeda in Iraq

al-Qaeda in Iraq stories: 62 news summaries

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 13 Assassinated 
 Outside Baghdad 

Al-Qaeda blamed for killing of Sunni politician and family

Nov 17, 09 3:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The killing of 13 men and boys west of Baghdad over the weekend has sparked fears of a fresh eruption in sectarian fighting. The victims, including a Sunni politician and several of his relatives, were snatched from their homes and shot by men in Iraqi army uniforms, according to authorities.... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Sunni leaders • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq

(Newser) - The Iraq government has tightly restricted the movements and activities of American troops remaining in cities, and some commanders blame the restrictions for a rise in attacks, the Washington Post. The day after Iraqis celebrated the pullback of US troops to outside cities, Iraq ordered the US military to cease... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • Iraq government • Shiite insurgents • Iraq Army • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

 Militants Again Flow 
 From Syria to Iraq 

Border security troubled by funding cuts

May 11, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - For years, the threat of fighters entering Iraq through Syria seemed to have faded—but recent attacks show the al-Qaeda in Iraq pipeline is pumping again, the Washington Post reports. Soon after Iraqi elections, the number of militants entering via Syria had dropped to just a few, said an official.... More »

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Iraq • Syria • border control • sanctions • militant • border • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq • President Obama

Man in Iraqi Uniform
Kills 2 US
Soldiers

3 others wounded
in Mosul attack

May 2, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man in an Iraqi army uniform shot and killed two US soldiers and injured three others just outside Mosul today, Reuters reports. The attacker was killed in the firefight as well, initial reports say. An Iraqi police lieutenant-colonel said the man was an Iraqi soldier who also served as... More »

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Iraq • Iraqi soldiers • Mosul • Iraqi security forces • al-Qaeda in Iraq

(Newser) - As the US military prepares to withdraw from Iraq's cities, security officials in both countries have observed that a smaller but more lethal insurgency seems to be gaining ground. Several recent bombings, believed to be orchestrated by al-Qaeda in Iraq, have killed 123 people in Baghdad and elsewhere, while members... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • US military • Sunnis • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni Awakening • insurgency • Iraqi Army

analysis

 Cleric Journeys From 
 al-Qaeda to US Ally 

Sunni leader gives up on 'bankrupt' insurgency

Jan 13, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A young man who holds sway over one Iraqi town embodies the country’s transition from dictatorship through insurgency to today’s “murkier contest,” the Washington Post reports. Sunni cleric Nadhim Khalil often slammed Saddam Hussein’s government when it was in power. But when it fell, he... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • cleric • al-Qaeda in Iraq • insurgency • Sons of Iraq

 4 Insurgents Escape 
 in Iraqi Jail Riot 

4 likely al-Qaeda in Iraq members escape

Dec 26, 08 8:01 AM CST
(AP) - Four prisoners who belong to the insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq broke out of jail during a riot today that killed six police officers and seven prisoners in the western city of Ramadi, police said. Authorities have imposed a curfew on the city, the capital of Anbar province, as they... More »

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Iraq • prison • jail • Anbar • Ramadi • Iraq police • prisoner • al-Qaeda in Iraq • breakout

 6 Dead in 4th Day 
 of Baghdad Bombings 

Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded

Nov 6, 08 6:53 AM CST
(AP) - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Iraq Civil War • bomb explosion • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni allies

US Says Raid
in Syria Killed
Iraqi Militant

Administration defends cross-border operation as self-defense

Oct 28, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Special forces carried out a secret raid in Syrian territory Sunday to kill an Iraqi militant, the US acknowledged yesterday. About two dozen American commandos swooped into a village on the Iraq-Syria border and fought a brief gun battle. While Syria condemned the raid as "terrorist aggression," top... More »

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Iraq • Syria • airstrike • border crossing • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Kills Mastermind of Baghdad Bombings

Senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader also in execution video

Oct 4, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(AP) - The US has killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq suspected of masterminding one of the deadliest bombings in Baghdad, the AP reports. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, allegedly directed the cell responsible for a  series of blasts that killed more than... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • bombing • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

 Holiday Blasts 
 Kill 19 Iraqis 
 Near Shia Sites 

6 others shot on bus in effort to reignite sectarian violence

Oct 2, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Suicide bombers targeted Shia worshipers as they left morning prayers today at two Baghdad mosques, killing 19 people and injuring 50, police say. In a separate attack, gunmen fatally shot six people as they traveled in a minibus 60 miles north of Baghdad. Attacks on Shia civilians are widely associated... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • suicide bombing • Shia • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Eid

Journalist's Suspected Kidnapper Nabbed in Iraq

US forces grab duo linked to al-Qaeda

Aug 25, 08 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The suspected mastermind behind the 2006 abduction of US journalist Jill Carroll and a cohort have been captured by US-led military forces, CNN reports. The pair, nabbed in Baghdad, are suspected of planning numerous kidnappings and suicide bombings in the country. Their capture leaves “few remaining experienced leaders” in... More »

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Baghdad • coalition forces • abduction • suspected terrorists • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Jill Carroll

 Iraqi Suicide Blasts Kill 50

Bombers strike in Baghdad and Kirkuk

Jul 28, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suicide attacks in Iraq today killed at least 50 people and injured about 250, making it one of deadliest days in the country in months, Reuters reports. In Baghdad, three female suicide bombers blew themselves up during a religious pilgrimage, killing 28 and injuring 92. In the northern city of... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Baghdad • suicide bombing • Shia • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda • al-Qaeda in Iraq

ANALYSIS

 Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda 

Insurgents reeling from citizen backlash, troop surge

Jul 6, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Desperation Drives 
 Iraq's Female Bombers 

Death of insurgents leaves female relatives feeling suicide is their only option

Jul 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Car Bomb Kills 51
at Baghdad Market

It's the deadliest attack in 3 months

Jun 17, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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

(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

CIA Chief: Tide Turning Against Al-Qaeda

Hayden says terrorists are all but defeated
in Iraq, Saudi Arabia

May 30, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Apology for Shooting Koran 
 Doesn't Close Case 


 

Used Muslim Holy text for target practice

May 19, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Iraq • Islam • Baghdad • Koran • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Radwaniya • Ayad Jabouri • Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond • Col. Ted Martin • Haidar Fakhrildeen

Shiite Militants Agree to
Sadr City Cease-Fire

But truce may not end weeks of violence there

May 10, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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