Saturday, March 16, 2013

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on Syrian convoy

(CNN) -- Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility for the destruction of a Syrian Army convoy in western Iraq last week that killed some 48 Syrians and nine Iraqi soldiers.

MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/world/meast/iraq-syrians-killed/index.html

See also...

Iraqi official: 48 Syrians killed in attack in western Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/04/world/meast/iraq-syrians-killed/index.html

And...

Blasts, suicide bombers strike busy central Baghdad, killing at least 18
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/world/meast/iraq-bombings/index.html?hpt=imi_c2

At least 5 killed in Baghdad bombings
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/world/meast/iraq-baghdad-blasts/index.html

Violence continues to mar life in Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html

9 dead as violence erupts in Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html

Report: A decade after Hussein, Iraq still grapples with human rights abuses
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/world/meast/iraq-human-rights/index.html