An Iraqi Parade Against al-Qaeda
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All that was missing was the crowds. But a  Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader  provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremists
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BAGHDAD -- US military leaders said yesterday that they expected Al Qaeda in Iraq to "lash out" soon in response to the continuing American troop surge with "spectacular attacks" designed to aggravate sectarian tensions.
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Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.
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A video shown last week on Al-Jazeera reportedly by Osama bin Laden, has been posted on an Islamic web site. It warned of retaliation by Al-Qaeda, for Iraqis killed during the US-led invasion.
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The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 3--Iraqi armed forces have arrested the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the country's national security leader said Sunday.
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US warplanes drop tonnes of bombs on suspected al-Qaeda targets on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, June 19 -- Thousands of U.S. troops waged a new offensive against al-Qaeda in Iraq north of the capital Tuesday, focusing in particular on the extremist group's bombmaking facilities, while at least 60 people were killed and more than 85 wounded in a massive suicide truck blast at a Baghdad...
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Al-Qaeda marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with a call for Muslims throughout the world to violently oppose the international peacekeeping force gathering in southern Lebanon and position themselves for direct assaults against Israel and Persian Gulf governments.
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Tens of thousands of people massed here Friday to pray and chant slogans in support of the rebellious cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. US forces, meanwhile, continued attacks in two Iraqi cities that insurgents control.
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BAGHDAD -- Thousands of US troops waged a new offensive against Al Qaeda in Iraq north of the capital yesterday, focusing in particular on the extremist group's bomb-making facilities, while at least 60 people were killed and more than 85 wounded in a massive suicide truck blast at a Baghdad mosque, US and Iraqi officials said.
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_ US troops are on the offensive in Iraq ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start at the end of the week. The operations appear aimed at preventing a repeat of the
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Iraqi insurgents launched a series of concerted attacks on security forces near Saddam Husseinâs hometown today, killing more than 20 people after Osama bin Laden again urged Muslims to wage holy war against US forces and their allies.
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BAGHDAD -- US troops battled Al Qaeda in west Baghdad yesterday after Sunni residents challenged the militants and called for American help to end furious gunfire that kept students from final exams and forced people in the neighborhood to huddle indoors.
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Al Qaeda&#39;s Iraq affiliate has taken responsibility for a series of deadly attacks there, according to an unverified Internet statement.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Stepping up raids before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, U.S. forces traded fire with insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi, officials said Thursday, while troops detained 10 people, including two suspected insurgent leaders, in a sweep of Baqouba...
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TIKRIT, Iraq  - Insurgents overran a police post  near Saddam Hussein's home town on Tuesday, hauled 12 men  outside and shot them in a dramatic show of force, a day after  Osama bin Laden declared holy war on the U.S.-backed election.