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Iraq city seizures illustrate Al-Qaeda group’s resurgence

Ade Adewale — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:16:28 +0000

The seizure by Al-Qaeda-linked militants of a major Iraqi city and parts of another illustrates their resurgence, and harkens back to the darkest days of the insurgency that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. The Al-Qaeda franchise in Iraq fell from…

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Iraq’s Fallujah falls to Qaeda militants as 65 killed

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:43:44 +0000

Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in control of the city in Anbar province where American forces repeatedly battled insurgents. And fighting in Anbar killed 65 people…

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US condemns ‘barbarism’ by Qaeda fighters in Iraq

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:29:11 +0000

The United States on Saturday said it was closely watching developments in Iraq's Anbar province, where militants have taken control of Fallujah, condemning Al-Qaeda-linked fighters for committing "barbarism." Iraq has been fiercely battling the Islamic…

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Qaeda-linked fighters control parts of two Iraq cities

Ade Adewale — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:02:24 +0000

Al-Qaeda-linked militants were on Thursday in control of more than half of the Iraqi city of Fallujah and parts of Ramadi, a security official and witnesses said. "Half of Fallujah is in the hands of ISIL (the Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and…

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