Al Qaeda in Iraq

Iraqi officials said security forces averted a plot by al Qaeda in Iraq to fly airplanes into buildings, possibly including the Shia Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. Two men, a pilot and an airport worker, were arrested, while the Najaf airport remains closed since April 8.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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