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SF Gate
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The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been not been captured, the U.S. military said Friday, despite a claim by the Iraqi government.
U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Peggy Kageleiry says "neither coalition forces nor Iraqi security forces detained or kille..
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MSNBC
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Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader claimed in an audiotape released Friday that five years of U.S. involvement in Iraq brought only defeat, and said President Bush will be forced to pass the problem to his successor.
Ayman al-Zawahri alleged that by heeding advic..
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MSNBC
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The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq -- the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months.
The civilians were killed Saturday near Iskandariyah, 3..
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MSNBC
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As the influx of U.S. troops gained momentum earlier this year, American officials have courted both Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders around the country, hoping they will help lead local drives against al-Qaida and other militants.
A similar effort saw..
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MSNBC
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The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group, which the Bush administration has long described as the mos..
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Canada.com
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International concern over civilian casualties mounted Tuesday after the United States launched air strikes in Somalia against what the Pentagon said were ''principal'' al-Qaida suspects...
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SF Gate
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An al-Qaida in Iraq front group warned on Tuesday that insurgents were waiting for the right moment to retaliate against a U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown in the northern city.
Gunmen killed a policeman near his station in Mosul, when attackers opened fi..
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MSNBC
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U.S. officials blame al-Qaida in Iraq for most big bombings in the country, including an attack on a revered Shiite shrine in Samarrah in February 2006 that set off a wave of sectarian killings that nearly tipped Iraq into all-out civil war.
A build-up..
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MSNBC
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The U.S. military said Thursday it launched an attack against an al-Qaida target in Somalia, and an Islamic insurgent group said the head of the terror network in the African country was killed in an overnight American airstrike.
The spokesman for the..
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MSNBC
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However, Diyala has been one of the main battlegrounds between security forces and Sunni al-Qaida militants in recent months.
Al-Qaida regrouped in northern provinces such as Diyala after being pushed out from western Anbar province and Baghdad by a "s..
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SF Gate
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Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, rejecting criticism of attacks by the terror network's followers that have killed thousands, maintained that it does not kill innocent people.
His comment came during a 90-minute audio response Wedneday that was billed..
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MSNBC
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I advise myself, Muslims in general and brothers in al-Qaida everywhere to avoid extremism among men and groups,” he said.
The tape was met with a cautiously positive response from at least one insurgent coalition that has been opposed to al-Qaida...
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MSNBC
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Turkish police foiled a bomb attack in the capital Ankara on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 al-Qaida attacks on the United States, and authorities said they were stepping up security measures.
Ankara’s governor Kemal Onal said police had..
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MSNBC
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Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush’s homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is “virtually impotent” beyond his ability to hide away and spread anti-American propaganda.
The provocative characterization..
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MSNBC
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The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said. The clash occurred near Balad, a major U.S. base about 50 miles north of the capital, Brig...
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