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Al Qaeda in Iraq

Al Qaeda’s Islamic State in Iraq said that it would carry out “100 attacks” to avenge the death of senior leaders, including Osama bin Laden. “By God’s will, the campaign starts in the middle of the fasting month [Ramadan] and ends by God’s will after 100 attacks exactly,” the group said.














Al Qaeda in Iraq

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq, released a eulogy for slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In the video, Baghdadi vowed to avenge bin Laden.





Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Islamic State in Iraq, al Qaeda’s political front, claimed it carried out the June 26 suicide attack in Tarmiyah and the July 5 suicide attack in Taji. The group also claimed 15 other operations north of Baghdad, SITE reported.