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Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims Rocket Attack on U.S. Base

By Evan Kohlmann

Al-Qaida's Committee in Mesopotamia--led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--has released a new video recording allegedly depicting a February 21 rocket attack on a U.S. base near Fallujah known as "The Farm."  While previous Al-Qaida videos from Iraq have largely focused on suicide bombing attacks, this latest release is one of a series of new videos from Al-Qaida that depict less sensational rocket and mortar launches on U.S. military forces.  This may be part of a deliberate propaganda effort to draw attention away from unpopular terrorist atrocities that have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent Iraqi Muslims.

Click to view video c/o Globalterroralert.com

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"Al-Qaida's Committee in Mesopotamia--led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--has released a new video recording allegedly depicting a February 21 rocket attack on a U.S. base near Fallujah known as "The Farm." While previous Al-Qaida videos from Iraq have large... [Read More]