Al-Qaida Surges Back in Iraq, Reviving Old FearsBAGHDAD October 13, 2013 (AP) By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.Al-Qaida has come roaring back in Iraq since U.S. troops left in late 2011 and now looks stronger than it has in years. The terror group has shown it is capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks several times a month, driving the death toll in Iraq to the highest level in half a decade. It sees each attack as a way to cultivate an atmosphere of chaos that weakens the Shiite-led government's authority.Iraqi officials acknowledge the group is growing stronger.http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/al-qaida-surges-back-iraq-reviving-fears-20555780
QuoteAl-Qaida Surges Back in Iraq, Reviving Old FearsBAGHDAD October 13, 2013 (AP) By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.Al-Qaida has come roaring back in Iraq since U.S. troops left in late 2011 and now looks stronger than it has in years. The terror group has shown it is capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks several times a month, driving the death toll in Iraq to the highest level in half a decade. It sees each attack as a way to cultivate an atmosphere of chaos that weakens the Shiite-led government's authority.Iraqi officials acknowledge the group is growing stronger.http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/al-qaida-surges-back-iraq-reviving-fears-20555780No Al Qaida was heard in Saddam’s regime. Who brought them to Iraq?
I work nights are get the feeling of impennding doom for things most people take for granted.
It's Al-Qaeda.. There's no "i".
Quote from: spoon on October 13, 2013, 04:24:15 PMIt's Al-Qaeda.. There's no "i".Actually, it's القاعدة, which is commonly romanised as al-Qaeda, al-Qaida or al-Qa'ida.Get your facts straight, noops, or else you wouldn't be you wouldn't be.
Quote from: katsung47 on October 13, 2013, 03:32:17 PMQuoteAl-Qaida Surges Back in Iraq, Reviving Old FearsBAGHDAD October 13, 2013 (AP) By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.Al-Qaida has come roaring back in Iraq since U.S. troops left in late 2011 and now looks stronger than it has in years. The terror group has shown it is capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks several times a month, driving the death toll in Iraq to the highest level in half a decade. It sees each attack as a way to cultivate an atmosphere of chaos that weakens the Shiite-led government's authority.Iraqi officials acknowledge the group is growing stronger.http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/al-qaida-surges-back-iraq-reviving-fears-20555780No Al Qaida was heard in Saddam’s regime. Who brought them to Iraq?Bigger question: Why are they still there now that we've left?
Quote from: Lorddave on October 13, 2013, 04:43:33 PMQuote from: katsung47 on October 13, 2013, 03:32:17 PMQuoteAl-Qaida Surges Back in Iraq, Reviving Old FearsBAGHDAD October 13, 2013 (AP) By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and peppered his back with shrapnel.Al-Qaida has come roaring back in Iraq since U.S. troops left in late 2011 and now looks stronger than it has in years. The terror group has shown it is capable of carrying out mass-casualty attacks several times a month, driving the death toll in Iraq to the highest level in half a decade. It sees each attack as a way to cultivate an atmosphere of chaos that weakens the Shiite-led government's authority.Iraqi officials acknowledge the group is growing stronger.http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/al-qaida-surges-back-iraq-reviving-fears-20555780No Al Qaida was heard in Saddam’s regime. Who brought them to Iraq?Bigger question: Why are they still there now that we've left?Because it's US puppet. It works for the US interest.