Iraq Report: Al Douri flips on al Qaeda
Baathist turned al Qaeda leader Izzat Ibrahim al Douri turns on al Qaeda; operations against al Qaeda in Iraq.
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Covert Radio May 13, 2008: Bill Ardolino & Bill Roggio join Covert Radio to discuss Iraq, Iran, Sadr City, and the al Qaeda operatives killed in Afghanistan. May 9, 2008: Covert Radio discusses investigates the theoretical nature of warfare and the broader war on terror. News VideosToday InAl QaedaOsama bin Laden will release a tape addressing the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israeli according to a banner posted at the Al Ekhlass forum. Al Qaeda is threatening to attack the Euro 2008 football tournament, according to Swiss police. IraqIraqi security forces have detained 833 suspects during security operations in Mosul. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda cell members and captured three near Baghdad, and captured 14 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul and Bayji. The Iraqi Army captured a Special Groups cell leader and three associates in Husayniyah. Two Iranian diplomats were wounded in a shooting in Baghdad. IndiaSketechs of four more suspects in this week's bombings in Jaipur have been released. The cell behind Jaipur attacks is likely the same Harkat ul-Jihad Islami cell behind the November 2007 bombings in Uttar Pradesh. The Students Islamic Movement of India is believed to be behind the bombing of a courthouse in Hubli on May 10. Al QaedaAl Qaeda in Yemen threatened to attack Westerners in the Arabian Peninsula. “We warn you not to enter the Arabian Peninsula under any name or cover be it as tourists, diplomats, scientists, experts or journalists; you will be a primary target for the mujahideen,” the group said on its website. “(Targeting) their blood and money are religiously right.” PakistanUS and Pakistani intelligence officials said the Bajaur attack was directed at a “high-value target … an Arab” planned attacks outside of Pakistan. Taliban leader Faqir Mohammad said the attack would not derail the peace negotiations. Numerous Pakistani political parties condemned the strike. The Taliban fired rockets at a military check post in Peshawar. A Taliban commander was killed in a dispute in Kurram. SomaliaEthiopian troops have deployed in northern Mogadishu after a string of attacks on convoys. Burundi said it would send more troops in June. The Somali government is optimistic about talks with the Islamists; Hassan Dahir Aweys said talks are "a waste of time." AfghanistanA burqa-clad suicide bomber killed 16 Afghans, including four police, at a bazaar in the western province of Farah. NATO said the peace deals in Pakistan's tribal areas are sparking a rise in attacks in Afghanistan. The US has intercepted night-vision devices destined for Afghanistan. LebanonHezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the group's uprising was a "reaction to the government’s decisions" and "the resistance’s weapons are targeting Israel. It is not planning any internal military activity." The Army denied rumors that officers resigned in protest of the military's conduct during Hezbollah's uprising. News |
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