Al-Qaeda Resurgent In Iraq On The Back Of Syrian Turmoil

Abubakar Siddique
rferl.org
August 3, 2012

Al-Qaeda is back in Iraq, a fact underscored by a wave of spectacular attacks this summer.

With 325 Iraqis killed by militants, according to statistics released on August 1 by the Iraqi Health Ministry, July was the country’s deadliest month in two years.

Al-Qaeda, believed to be on the wane in the country when U.S. forces withdrew troops from Iraq at the end of 2011, played a direct role in the violence through affiliates.

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This article was posted: Friday, August 3, 2012 at 4:11 pm

Tags: foreign affairs, terrorism, war

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