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| Iraq |
| Iraq Report: Al Qaeda in the northern villages |
| 2007-07-12 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 The headline is misleading. The areas referred to are south of the Kurdish region, like NW Diyala, even though the area's predominantly Kurdish. At some point the Kurds will (IMO) take security control in these Kurdish areas, but at the moment the Kurds are being careful not antagonize the Sunnis and Shiias. Things will likely change after the Kirkuk referendum and Kirkuk province gets incorporated into the Kurdish Region. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-07-12 10:35 |
| #2 mcz There are Kurdish islamists (not that many), Kurds who take bribes and Kurds who obey AlQ dictates because they have kin who are, for practical purposes, hostages. Still, the 3 Kurdish provinces (Sulaimaniyah, Arbil and Dohuk) are mostly quiet. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-07-12 08:23 |
| #1 Many AQI terrorists left Baghdad when the Surge began; looks like they have few places to go. What I don't understand is why Kurds aren't able to wipe out intruders. AQI is largely composed of volunteers from the southern portions of the Arabian Peninsula. Their accent is highly distinguishable from local Iraqi lingo. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-07-12 05:22 |