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January 12, 2006
Iraqi Insurgents And Al Qaeda May Not Be One Happy Family
Topics: IraqWhat's this about clashes between Al Qaeda and local Iraqi guerrilla groups that have broken out in recent months across the Sunni Triangle?
Apparently, American and Iraqi officials believe that the conflicts present them with interesting opportunities, particularly since the split within the insurgency is coinciding with Sunni Arabs' new desire to participate in Iraq's political process, and a growing resentment of the militants.
This has resulted in the US working toward exploiting the rift among Iraqi insurgents (In interviews, Iraqi insurgents say there is widespread hatred for Al Qaeda among ordinary Iraqis" because of bombings that have killed thousands of civilians) - by opening up direct talks with them.
What's almost as interesting is that the original source of the first article I refer to here is the NYT (what Robert Spencer calls the New Duranty Times), and the fact that they are writing about good news in Iraq - itself makes for news.
Posted by Richard at January 12, 2006 1:27 PM
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