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Al-Qaida's Network in Iraq Goes (Temporarily) SilentBy Evan Kohlmann
For the first time in weeks (if not months), Al-Qaida's Committee in Mesopotamia--led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--has failed to release a single claim of responsibility for ongoing operations in the Sunni Triangle in a given day. Claims for Al-Qaida attacks in Iraq have undergone a noticeable and sudden decline over the past three days, though it is unclear whether that decline is merely a temporary technical issue or evidence of a larger and more significant operational trend. It should be noted that popular websites and forums used by Al-Qaida to distribute their material are still online and active, and there has been no similar interruption in daily online digests from other militant groups such as the Ansar al-Sunnah Army and the Army of the Victorious Sect. Thus, if there is indeed a terrorist technical snafu, it is apparently one limited to Al-Qaida's organization in Iraq. Al-Qaida sympathizers discussing Zarqawi's sudden silence have dismissed any notion that his organization or media wing in Iraq has been disabled, suggesting instead that this is merely "the calm before the storm." *(UPDATE: 11am EST)*: Al-Qaida's inexplicable absence appears to be indeed short-lived. Zarqawi's network in Iraq has broken its sudden silence and has issued its first public statement in almost two days, claiming credit for a suicide bombing operation yesterday targeting American military forces in the Sunni Triangle.
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