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Al Qaida recruiting Sunnis, targeting Iraqi politicians, police in northern Diyala province

By World Tribune on April 8, 2014 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Top Stories

Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Al Qaida has increased operations in a northern Iraqi province. Security sources said Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant expanded its presence in the Diyala province. The sources said ISIL was targeting Iraqi officials, politicians, and police in the northern Sunni-dominated province. “ISIL has moved from Anbar […]

As U.S. military departs Iraq, new Sunni militias spring up

By World Tribune on December 22, 2011 Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism

Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — New militias have emerged in wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Security sources said a spate of militias were formed in western and northern Iraq in late 2011 amid the last stage of the U.S. pullout. They said the militias were mostly comprised of Sunni Arabs and believed supported […]