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Iraq Civil War

Things have gone from bad to worse to beyond the pale as Sunni takes on Shia, Shia takes on Kurd, and everyone takes on America

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  • May 2007

    • Bush Details Bin Laden Plot

      Yahoo!  |  May 23, 07 4:23 PM CDT

      Bush Details Bin Laden Plot

      (Newser) - Osama bin Laden attempted to launch a terrorist cell in Iraq through which Al-Qaeda could attack the US, President Bush said today. The newly declassified information fleshed out a 2005 Homeland Security alert that Bin Laden directed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, then his top man in Iraq, to organize the unit as part of what he called a "war of destiny." More »

    • Troops May Double in 'Second Surge'

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 22, 07 3:33 PM CDT

      Troops May Double in 'Second Surge'

      (Newser) - The number of US combat troops in Iraq is being quietly doubled this year in what the San Francisco Chronicle calls a second surge, the paper concludes from an analysis of Pentagon orders. The combination of new combat brigades and lengthened tours for troops already stationed in Iraq could bring the total to 28 brigades rather than the 20 designated for the surge. More »

    • Iran Said to Be Plotting Iraq Offensive

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Iran Said to Be Plotting Iraq Offensive

      (Newser) - Iran is secretly allying with al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgents to launch a major summer offensive against the US in Iraq, reports the Guardian . The goal is  to trigger a political mutiny in Congress to force a withdrawal of US troops. Iran had previously been linked to Shia militias but had not collaborated with Sunnis. More »

    • Satire Finds a Stage in Baghdad

      Washington Post  |  May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT

      Satire Finds a Stage in Baghdad

      (Newser) - At least someone is laughing: At Iraq's National Theater a one-act play called "The Intensive Care Unit" satirizes the country's bombed-out chaos. The prevailing mood, the Washington Post reports, is jovial and non-sectarian; performances are all matinees because no one dares venture out at night. More »

    • Iraqi Cash Is Funding Al Qaeda

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 21, 07 4:52 AM CDT

      Iraqi Cash Is Funding Al Qaeda

      (Newser) - A stepped-up CIA effort to hunt down Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan hasn't succeeded in locating the  terrorist, the LA Times reports, but it has uncovered evidence that cash is being funneled from Iraq to keep Al Qaeda alive and well. "Iraq is a big moneymaker for them,"  a senior U.S. counter-terrorism official told the Times . More »

    • Shiite al-Sadr Reaches Out to Sunni Rivals

      Washington Post  |  May 20, 07 3:14 PM CDT

      Shiite al-Sadr Reaches Out to Sunni Rivals

      (Newser) - In a dramatic shift in tacttics, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is reaching out to rival Sunni leaders in Iraq, and purging radical elements of his own militia, the Washington Post reports. With Sunni insurgents making moves to distance themselves from al-Qaeda, Sadr sees an opportunity for a cross-sectarian political alliance, aides tell the Post . More »

    • Iran Extends Hand Into Southern Iraq

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 19, 07 7:13 PM CDT

      Iran Extends Hand Into Southern Iraq

      (Newser) - The southern Iraqi city of Ba