http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/12_22/2.asp
Al Qaida gearing up for increased Iraq ops in 2011 as U.S. withdraws BAGHDAD - The Al Qaida network in Iraq has launched an effort to intensify operations. The U.S. military has determined that Al Qaida was accelerating recruitment and increasing operations in preparation for the withdrawal of the U.S. military at the end of 2011. The U.S. assessment envisioned Al Qaida efforts to stage nearly daily mass-casualty attacks throughout Iraq by the middle of next year. "Al Qaida is determined and they have never changed," U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan said. [On Dec. 9, a senior Iraqi security official was assassinated in Baghdad. Iraqi sources said Ahmed Al Dujaili, a director at the National Security Ministry, was killed as he was being driven to Baghdad airport. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.] Officials cited an increase in Al Qaida suicide bombings in late 2010, particularly in November. They said the Islamic insurgency campaign has been fueled by the recruitment of Iraqis, including Sunnis who have served in the security forces. At this point, Buchanan said, the AQI effort has not significantly harmed Iraqi security. The general said the rate of daily attacks was at its lowest since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. "They have no support among the people," Buchanan said at a Dec. 7 briefing. Officials said Iraqi security forces have increased their effectiveness in blocking Al Qaida operations. But they acknowledged that much of the success stemmed from U.S. military training and mentoring. "We've still got a lot of work to do," Buchanan said. "We're not done." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
