Reply #4: Iraq Study Group: 1,300 foreign fighters who are al Qaeda [View All]

Al Qaeda is responsible for a small portion of the violence in Iraq, but that includes some
of the more spectacular acts: suicide attacks, large truck bombs, and attacks on significant
religious or political targets. Al Qaeda in Iraq is now largely Iraqi-run and composed of Sunni
Arabs. Foreign fighters—numbering an estimated 1,300—play a supporting role or carry out
suicide operations. Al Qaeda’s goals include instigating a wider sectarian war between Iraq’s
Sunni and Shia, and driving the United States out of Iraq.



Iraq = al Qaeda = 9/11 = bin Laden rinse lather repeat

Iraq = al Qaeda = 9/11 = bin Laden rinse lather repeat

Iraq = al Qaeda = 9/11 = bin Laden rinse lather repeat