Friday, July 27, 2012

Al Qaeda In Iraq Threatening A New Military Campaign



Bloodbath In Iraq: 113 Dead In String Of Bombings Which Terror Group Say Is Start Of New Campaign -- Daily Mail

* More than a hundred killed and hundreds more injured in attacks this week
* Terror group's leader calls for Sunni tribes to send fighters to support them
* Wave of violence is worst for two-and-a-half years

Al Qaeda has announced the launch of a new terror offensive in Iraq following a wave of bloody attacks that left 113 people dead.

A spate of violence nationwide on Monday, which also wounded more than 250 people, was the worst to hit Iraq in more than two-and-a-half years and shattered a period of relative calm in the lead-up to the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) - a front group for Al-Qaeda - has claimed responsibility for the attacks which it says mark the start of a new campaign of destruction in the country.

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More News On Iraq's Insurgency Problem

Insurgents and Troops Clash in Iraq -- New York Times
Militants down Iraqi army helicopter as part of clashes that have killed 19 in 3 days -- Washington Post/AP
Militants clash with security forces in Iraq -- CNN
Iraqi security officers killed in clashes -- Al Jazeera
19 killed as Iraqi forces clash with militants – 11 policemen among dead -- Kuwait Times

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