Al Qaeda Claims Attacks on Iraq Invasion Anniversary
Source: Reuters
Al Qaeda claims attacks on Iraq invasion anniversary
Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:11am EDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings and suicide attacks on Tuesday that killed around 60 people on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.
Islamic State of Iraq, the country's al Qaeda wing, is regaining strength, invigorated by the Sunni Muslim rebellion in next door Syria and has carried out dozens of high-profile attacks since the start of the year.
"What has reached you on Tuesday is just the first drop of rain, and a first phase, for by God's will, after this we will have our revenge," the al Qaeda statement posted on a jihadist website said.
Car bombs and suicide blasts hit mainly Shi'ite districts in Baghdad and other cities on Tuesday. Suicide attackers have struck nearly two times a week since January, a rate Iraq has not seen for several years.
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... and had we not invaded Iraq 10 years ago, "Al Qaeda" would have been no where near Iraq.
