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[Peace News USA] New al-Qaeda chief named in Iraq | Peace News USA: BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s new leader warned Shias on Friday that “dark days soaked with blood’’ lie ahead and that a new campaign of attacks was under way. Within hours of the warning, a car bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque south of Baghdad just after Friday prayers, wounding 20 worshippers as they were leaving, according to local police.

[The Long War Journal] Al Qaeda in Iraq: Last stand, or sign of resilience? - The Long ...: Since January 2010, however, the organization's tactics seem to have shifted to coordinating more numerous, smaller-scale attacks on softer targets. The April 23, 2010, attacks in particular -- 13 blasts which hit different areas of Baghdad, mostly near Shiite mosques and marketplaces, killing at least 56 people -- are indicative of al Qaeda’s new tactical approach.

[At War] New Qaeda 'War Minister' Warns of 'Days Colored in Blood' - At War ...: At War is a reported blog from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other conflicts in the post-9/11 era. The NYT’s award-winning team provides insight ”” and answers questions ”” about combatants on the faultlines, and civilians caught in the middle.

[Jihad Watch] Iraq: al-Sadr's Shi'ite militias show signs of regrouping in south ...: Although Al Qaeda in Iraq was blamed by the Iraqi government for Monday's violence, the organization has traditionally had little presence in the overwhelmingly Shiite south, where most attacks have been linked to power struggles between competing Shiite parties - some of them linked to Iran. US officials believe attacks on citizens have been designed to show that government security forces cannot maintain security.

[World] New al-Qaida in Iraq chief vows blood-soaked days | San Francisco ...: Al-Qaida in Iraq's new leader warned Shiites on Friday that. The Iraqi insurgent umbrella group, the Islamic State of Iraq, named al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman as its new minister of war, replacing the Egyptian Abu Ayyub al-Masri, killed in a U.S.-Iraqi military strike on a safe house in April.

[Iraqi Dinar News] * Political wrangling continues in Iraq | Iraqi Dinar News: The Kurdish move came as signs emerged that the long-standing Iraqi- Kurdish oil dispute may be edging closer to a resolution. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani said this week that agreement had finally been reached with the Kurds to allow their regional government to be remunerated for oil production in areas under their control, ending a long-standing dispute over oil revenues.

[MaxiNews.co.uk] New al-Qaida leader in Iraq vows blood-soaked days for Shiites ...: However, the new rounds of attacks, mostly targeting Shiites, are being feared of al-Qaida’s provokes as a backlash against Sunnis so as to re-ignite the sectarian warfare that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

[RUTHFULLY YOURS] Obama's Known of Al-Qaeda Ties with Iran for a Year, but Still No ...: It is simple logic: if al-Qaeda is at war with America, and America is at war with al-Qaeda, and Iran is allied with al-Qaeda, then ”¦ It would be appropriate for U.S. leaders to mobilize support both internationally and among their .Moreover, to acknowledge that Iran is essentially Osama bin Laden's best friend as a regime ”” along with Iran's waging war on the United States in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere ”” the current U.S. government would have to toss away any .

[Top Stories From AOL News] Al-Qaida in Iraq Chief al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman: 'Dark ...: No claim of responsibility was made, but Iraqi officials were quick to point a finger at al-Qaida. Many of Monday's attacks targeted Shiite Muslims and Iraqi security forces -- both hallmarks of the ISI, which adheres to an extremist Sunni ideology and resents how Shiite parties swept into power after Saddam Hussein's ouster.

[Mark Berch] Mark Berch » Blog Archive » New al-Qaida in Iraq chief vows blood ...: There are fears that with the new rounds of attacks, mostly targeting Shiites, al-Qaida is hoping to provoke a backlash against Sunnis and re-ignite the sectarian warfare that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

[Pajamas Media] Pajamas Media » Obama's Known of Al-Qaeda Ties with Iran for a ...: Israel, thus making it easier to gift wrap her to the Muslim world, then it makes all the sense in the world to play deaf, dumb and blind regarding Al Qaeda’s hideout in Iran.After all, a nuclear armed Iran IS a sword to hold over Israel’s head, and by extension western interests. Obama is as much anti-American as he is anti-Israel, and his actions, or lack thereof, demonstrate as much.

[Spucc] Deadly bombing hits Iraqi stadium | SPUCC: A suicide bombing at a football stadium in northern Iraq has killed 10 people and injured 120 others, police say.An attacker detonated explosives hidden inside a vehicle at the entrance to the stadium in Tal Afar, a mainly Shia Turkmen town west of Mosul. Witnesses said the blast was followed by at least one other.

[Global News Blog Headlines] Middle East News - Iraqi and Iranian soldiers trade fire on border ...: At a border outpost, there is little obvious tension between Americans and Iranians, but some cold-war-style gamesmanship is evident.

[Tea Break] New York Car Bomb Incident: Another False Flag? - II | Tea Break: called Operation Northwoods (a part of Operation Mongoose), the scheme included sinking US ships, shooting down US commercial airliners, blowing up buildings in US cities, attacking America’s Guantanamo base, other incidents, and blaming it on Cuba as a reason for war;

[God and Whose Army? The Blog] America: A Nation of Sociopaths « God and Whose Army? The Blog: “You might recall that in 2003, I made the decision where I sacrificed my military career for the lives of my men,” he was quoted in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as saying in a 2007 campaign speech””his first bid for the Florida House seat, which he lost. ”I will sacrifice every ounce of me to be your next congressman.”

[Kanan48] Iraq: Bloodiest Day this Year Deepens Political Crisis. By Bill ...: While Allawi and Maliki have feigned support for the withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq, both of them are seeking to curry Washington’s favor and are seeking continued US military backing to solidify a new government capable of dispensing wealth and privileges””all control of oil production””to the bourgeois factions that they represent.

[Global News Blog Headlines] Middle East News - World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: A Show of ...: Iran s Revolutionary Guards began a new round of war games in the Persian Gulf for the second time in less than a month in an effort to show off the country s military strength.

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