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“Gunmen” killed three soldiers during an attack on a base in Taji; three insurgents were detained. Security forces detained nine al Qaeda fighters in Bayji.
Jordanian jihadist lived to die in Syria
Security forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Mosul and detained five Ansar al Sunnah fighters in Kirkuk. An Iraqi court issued a second death sentence for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al Hashemi.
Syria turmoil stirs Iraqi tribal sympathies, hopes
“Gunmen” killed two government workers in Baghdad and two construction workers in Mosul. Security forces arrested four members of a weapons smuggling cell in Thi Qhar.
AL Qaeda in Iraq assassinated a tribal leader who opposed the group in Haditha. Security forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Mosul. The Ministry of Defense said it is creating a counterterrorism studies center in Anbar.
Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for a series of attacks in Baghdad that targeted and killed dozens of Shia worshipers during Eid al Adha. An Awakening leader in Fallujah dodged an assassination attempt.
Insurgents killed 13 Iraqis in a car bombing in Baghdad and two more in IED attacks in Madaan. Security forces searched an Iranian airline thought to be transporting weapons to Syria.
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Insurgents killed 13 people, including three children, in separate attacks in Baghdad. One attack targeted a busload of Iranian pilgrims. Security forces detained 12 wanted terrorists in Baghdad.
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Insurgents killed two policemen in a shooting in Buhriz and two civilians in a bombing outside a mosque in Mahaweel. Security forces detained five terrorists in Wasit.
US intelligence officials believe that operatives associated with al Qaeda in Iraq may have played a role in the assault on the US consulate in Banghazi, Libya. Prime Minister Maliki is seeking to reinstate Sunni military officers who served during Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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Insurgents killed 12 Iraqis in a series of bombings and shootings in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tuz Khormato, and Mishada. A child, three policemen, and two soldiers were among those killed.
Insurgents killed nine Iraqis in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Security forces detained 28 suspected “terrorists” during raids in Basrah, Babil, Salahadin, and Kirkuk.
Seventeen Iraqis were killed in two bombings just minutes apart that targeted Shiites in Baghdad. A Canadian judge ruled that a citizen who was involved in at least two suicide attacks in Iraq could be extradited to the US.
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Four Pakistani Shia pilgrims and a police officer were killed in bombings in Balad and Diyala. Military intelligence forces captured members of “a terrorist cell” in Baghdad.
US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprising
The group has now claimed credit for 31 of the 38 suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011. Since the end of August, Al Nusrah has claimed credit for launching 13 suicide attacks.
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Insurgents killed five Iraqis and wounded 15 more in separate attacks in Baghdad. Two policemen and three civilians were killed in the bombings.
Iraqi Shi’ite militants fight for Syria’s Assad
Insurgents killed two policemen, two soldiers, and a civilian in bombings and a shooting in Kirkuk and Tuz Khormato. Insurgents also killed two Awakening members in Samarra and a military officer in Baghdad.
Islamic World, a Turkish jihadist magazine, said that Bekkay Harrach fought against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, traveled to Iraq, where he was wounded, and was detained by Syrian security forces. Harrach also lived with Atiyah Abd al Rahman in Pakistan.
Security forces captured two al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in Suwaira and another in Mosul. A Baghdad court issued death sentences for two men convicted on terrorism-related charges.