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"Countering the 'New Dayton': A Shift in Strategy for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq."

By Evan Kohlmann

A new strategy paper is now available for download from Globalterroralert.com titled  "Countering the 'New Dayton': A Shift in Strategy for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq."  The paper analyzes Zarqawi's recent decision to form a joint alliance with other Iraqi insurgent groups (within the so-called "Mujahideen Shura Council")--and how the February bombing of the Shiite Askariyya mosque in Samarra fits into Zarqawi's larger plan aimed at disrupting democratic elections and foreclosing any hope of peace between Sunnis and Shiites.

Click to view strategy paper: "Countering the 'New Dayton'"

See also: Chart - Major Sunni Militant Groups in Iraq

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