Former Ba’athists and al Qaeda Continue to Collaborate
In wake of 4 recent bomb attacks, al Qaeda in Iraq appears to be gaining newfound resurgence, as well as a shift in strategy. Any goal of undermining January elections may be moot, as they may have already been derailed, regardless of what al Qaeda does. Foreign powers appear to still be exercising influence and interference with the democratization process of Iraq: What was once a foreign-led terrorist organization is now a mostly Iraqi network of small, roving cells that continue to rely on the flow of fighters and weapons smuggled through the Syrian border, albeit at a slower rate,...
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Tags: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda In Iraq, Amp, Bomb, Cells, Democratization Process, Elections, Interference, Resurgence, Syrian Border, Terrorist Organization, Weapons