Berita ini, walaupun mungkin akurat, perlu ditempatkan dalam rangka perang urat
saraf....
Namun ada satu hal yang jelas: al-Qaeda sudah mengalami pasang surut. Dan bukan
hanya al-Qaeda, tapi juga seluruh gerakan fundementalis Islam sedang mengalami
pasang surut.
Gerakan fundementalis di Indonesia misalnya walaupun belum sama sekali
berakhir, tapi sudah keleleran.
CNN.com
U.S.: Letters detail infighting over al Qaeda's Iraq mission
* Story Highlights
* Letters say leaders chide al Qaeda in Iraq over recruiting, moving
"assets" into Iraq
* Umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq accused of exaggerating in propaganda
* One letter obtained in U.S. operation that killed Al Qaeda information
minister
* U.S.: Al Qaeda in Iraq operating with only a third of the fighters it had
two years ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant has conveyed leaders'
dissatisfaction with al Qaeda's operations in Iraq, according to the U.S.
military, which says it has uncovered letters authored by the terror outfit's
No. 2 man.
Ayman al-Zawahiri allegedly wrote the March letters -- which the military
released Wednesday and which were translated by CNN -- to Iraqi militant groups
with ties to al Qaeda.
"It is in their own words. It is reflective of what they are saying about
themselves," said Brig. Gen. David Perkins, a spokesman for the Multi-National
Forces in Iraq.
Al-Zawahiri conveys advice from al Qaeda's chief, bin Laden, on how to improve
the group's performance and passed along dissatisfaction among al Qaeda members
and leaders over a range of issues.
Complaints revolve around the group's recruiting efforts, poor communication
between al Qaeda central and al Qaeda in Iraq, ineffective and dishonest
propaganda techniques, and the growing difficulty in moving "assets" from other
countries into Iraq. VideoWatch how the letters suggest an internal dispute »
"It has become very evident that it has become extremely difficult for al Qaeda
to bring assets in from outside of Iraq," Perkins said. "Therefore, we know
more and more they have to generate their own operatives inside Iraq and they
have to generate their own financial capabilities."
The first letter is to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq.
The letter conveys accusations that al-Masri is too isolated to keep tabs on
his operatives and questions his ability to lead al Qaeda's branch in Iraq. It
also questions the manner in which al Qaeda in Iraq's umbrella group, the
Islamic State of Iraq, was established.
Al-Zawahiri asks al-Masri to respond to the allegations from other al Qaeda
leaders.
"[Al-Zawahiri] was concerned he wasn't getting any regular updates on Iraq. He
wasn't getting any regular communication from al-Masri," Perkins said. "He was
very dissatisfied with the quality of recruits they were getting to conduct
operations in Iraq."
The letter also criticizes the group's propaganda efforts, saying that the
Islamic State of Iraq has distributed videos of past operations and claimed
them to be new. The letter also states that the group has taken credit for
operations carried out by other terror outfits, such as Islamic Jihad.
"The media policy for the Islamic State is using exaggeration, to the extent of
lying," the letter says.
The U.S. military says the propaganda failures are a result of aggressive U.S.
operations in Iraq.
The second letter is addressed to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic
State of Iraq. It includes suggestions and advice that the letter says come
from bin Laden. It also asks al-Baghdadi what his group needs to be victorious.
The U.S. military has said it believes al-Baghdadi is a fictional character,
portrayed by an actor in previous video statements and used as a front for al
Qaeda leaders outside Iraq.
It is unclear how the U.S. military obtained the letter to al-Baghdadi. The
letter to al-Masri, however, was obtained in April during an operation that
killed al Qaeda in Iraq Information Minister Abu Nizar.
"On April 24th in Baghdad, Coalition Forces identified Nizar, followed his
vehicle and stopped it. As they approached the vehicle, Nizar got out and drew
a pistol. Coalition Forces responded to the hostile threat by engaging and
killing Nizar. He was positively identified through photo comparison and by one
of his close associates," a military statement said.
Nizar headed al Qaeda in Iraq's propaganda network and was a conduit between
al-Masri and senior al Qaeda leaders. The letter to al-Masri was found on Nizar
after he was killed.
The Bush administration has touted its strides in the battle against al Qaeda
in Iraq, the Sunni militant offshoot that emerged after the 2003 U.S.-led
invasion of Iraq. The military estimates that al Qaeda is operating with only a
third of the fighters it had two years ago.
Al Qaeda in Iraq, officials say, has been battered by military offensives in
Baghdad, the largely Sunni Anbar province and other Sunni areas. It also has
been weakened by growing support among Sunnis for the U.S. and Iraqi
authorities.
The Sunni support is reflected in the Awakening movement -- a collection of
predominantly Sunni security councils of former insurgents or sympathizers who
have turned against al Qaeda.
Political reconciliation efforts directed toward Sunni Arabs also have helped
harness their support.
In contrast, al Qaeda has alienated Sunnis in Iraq with heavy-handed, divisive
tactics, according to experts with the International Crisis Group.
However, experts warn that al Qaeda is resilient, and U.S. Defense Secretary
Robert Gates says there is always a danger of al Qaeda's re-emergence.
Gates, who testified Wednesday before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee,
lauded security achievements in Iraq but noted "the very real threat that al
Qaeda continues to pose."
CNN's Arwa Damon, Jomana Karadsheh and Youssif Basil contributed to this report.
All AboutAyman al-Zawahiri • Al Qaeda in Iraq • Islamic State of Iraq • Abu
Ayyub al-Masri
Links referenced within this article
Al-Zawahiri
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Ayman_al_Zawahiri
Watch how the letters suggest an internal dispute »
#cnnSTCVideo
al-Masri
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Abu_Ayyub_al_Masri
Islamic State of Iraq
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Al_Qaeda_in_Iraq
al Qaeda in Iraq
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Al_Qaeda_in_Iraq
Ayman al-Zawahiri
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Ayman_al_Zawahiri
Al Qaeda in Iraq
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Al_Qaeda_in_Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Islamic_State_of_Iraq
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/Abu_Ayyub_al_Masri
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