U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang (left) and Iraqi police Lt. Akil walk out of Joint Security Station Ghaz 4 during a combined dismounted patrol in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, on July, 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. DoD photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill, U.S. Army. (Released)From Asia Times:
There are indications that al-Qaeda’s struggle with Iraq’s United States-sponsored tribal Awakening Councils is far from over. An attack on the Baquba home of Awakening Council militia leader Sheikh Abdul Karim Hassan al-Dahlaji on October 29 left three family members dead and 14 others injured.
A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the raid was likely to have been carried out by al-Qaeda. Four days later, a roadside bomb killed Sheikh Abbas al-Tami and his family near Baquba, the capital of Diyala province. The Sheikh was the head of the Majmaa tribe and a prominent Awakening Council leader.
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My Comment: This is a battle that will go on for a long time. Al Qaeda can only win if the Iraqi government decides to throw their Sunni population to the dogs .... which is not going to happen.