Iraq’s Other Security Threat: Politics (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BAGHDAD — The televised confessions came quickly in the days after each of the deadly bombings in August and October that rocked the capital and killed 280 people.
Al-Qaeda group claims Baghdad bombings (Khaleej Times)
WASHINGTON – An Al-Qaeda group in Iraq claimed responsibility Wednesday for five coordinated bombings that killed 127 people in Baghdad, US-based monitors said.
Leader: Our craven calculations in Iraq must not infect Afghanistan (The New Statesman)
The Iraq war was a ruinous mistake. The lessons from it have not yet been learned.
Ministers ‘failed to get grip on Iraq problems’ (Yorkshire Post)
The British Government came under fire yesterday for failing to get to grips with the reconstruction challenges in Iraq after the 2003 invasion.
Al-Qaeda group claims Baghdad bombings (News Mail)
AN Al-Qaeda group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for five coordinated bombings that killed 127 people in Baghdad, US-based monitors said.
Al Qaeda claims responsibility in Iraq blasts that killed 127 (CNN)
Al Qaeda’s umbrella group in Iraq on Thursday claimed responsibility for a string of suicide car bombings that killed 127 people and injured 448 earlier this week.
Petraeus Says Afghan War Is Tougher Fight Than Iraq (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) — General David Petraeus , the top U.S. commander in the Middle East and Central Asia, struck a note of caution on the war in Afghanistan, saying making headway against the insurgency probably will take longer than in Iraq.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings (Daily Telegraph)
An Al-Qaeda group based in Iraq has claimed responsibility for five coordinated bombings that killed 127 people in Baghdad, US-based monitors said.
Iraq orders security shakeup after Baghdad blasts (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iraq’s Western-backed government facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people in the capital ordered a shake-up Wednesday in the country’s military leadership.
Al-Qaeda group claims Iraq attack (BBC News)
A group affiliated to al-Qaeda claims that it carried out four bomb attacks in Baghdad that killed scores of people.
