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Al Qaeda in Iraq

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq, promoted Sami al Daini to lead the group in Diyala province. Daini is the brother-in-law of slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi.



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Iraq’s Awakening stripped of their police ranks


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US troops fight on despite end to combat in Iraq



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Saddam ‘delighted’ in terror attacks on US – former Iraqi foreign minister



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Iraq Shi’ite-led blocs set deadline to nominate PM


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Children of al-Qaeda in Iraq pay for sins of their fathers




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Al Qaeda in Iraq has demanded local shopkeepers in Mosul pay “protection money” to ensure shipments of goods. “Many shopkeepers have been threatened and are paying up,” the governor of Ninewa province said.


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The Islamic State of Iraq, al Qaeda’s political front, claimed it carried out the Sept. 5 suicide assault on an Iraqi Army base in central Baghdad. Iraqi troops repelled the assault, which resulted in 12 people killed.



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‘US troops called in’ as Iraqi army base attacked






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Every corner in the region is frightened – interview with Iraq’s Ayad Allawi


Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Islamic State of Iraq, al Qaeda’s political front, claimed it carried out the attacks in 13 different cities on Aug. 25 that killed more than 60 people. Al Qaeda said the attacks were directed by Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Qurshi, the new leader of the Islamic State of Iraq.