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Official: Al-Qaeda in Iraq strongest since 2006
Source: Associated Press
Official: Al-Qaeda in Iraq strongest since 2006
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press 11:08 a.m. EST November 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the national counterterrorism center says the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq is the strongest it's been since a peak in 2006.
Matt Olsen says al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased the pace of attacks this year.
Olsen is testifying to a Senate committee on the current terror threat to the U.S.
Olsen did not say that al-Qaeda in Iraq poses a direct threat to the U.S. He says the group continues to operate in Syria as well.
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Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press 11:08 a.m. EST November 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the national counterterrorism center says the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq is the strongest it's been since a peak in 2006.
Matt Olsen says al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased the pace of attacks this year.
Olsen is testifying to a Senate committee on the current terror threat to the U.S.
Olsen did not say that al-Qaeda in Iraq poses a direct threat to the U.S. He says the group continues to operate in Syria as well.
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Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/14/shiites-iraq-bombs-ashoura/3524941/
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