Al-Qaida claims this week's deadly Baghdad blasts

[unhappycamper]

Al-Qaida claims this week's deadly Baghdad blasts
By CHELSEA J. CARTER
Associated Press Writer
Dec 10, 8:46 AM EST

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government.

The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet that the attacks in the Iraqi capital targeted the "bastions of evil and dens of apostates."

It also warned the group is "determined to uproot the pillars of this government" in Iraq and said "the list of targets has no end." The authenticity of the statement could not be independently verified, but it was posted on a Web site commonly used for militant messaging.

The blasts Tuesday were the third major strike against government sites in the Iraqi capital since August, raising serious questions about the abilities of Iraqi security forces ahead of next's year national elections and the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.

Al-Qaida's claim gave renewed emphasis to U.S. military warnings that insurgents would likely continue high-profile attacks in an attempt to destabilize the Iraqi government in advance of the March 7 parliamentary elections.


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[ShortnFiery]

1. Gee, they are seemingly every DAMN where in the ME Arena?

Could that have anything to do with the fact that the USA occupies two Muslim Countries?!?