Sunni Factions Split With Al-Qaeda Group (A Must Read Article)

Washington Post ^ | April 14 2007 | Sudarsan Raghavan

[noname247]

Key Sunni militant groups are severing their association with al-Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni group that claims allegiance to the organization led by Osama bin Laden. The split could help isolate a primary foe of the United States in Iraq but could also further splinter the Sunni insurgency and make it even harder to control, according to insurgent leaders and Iraqi and U.S. officials.

In the Sunni heartland of Anbar and other provinces, Sunni groups are accusing al-Qaeda in Iraq of killing, kidnapping and torturing dozens of their fighters, clerics and followers. One leading Sunni extremist organization, the Islamic Army, says al-Qaeda has killed more than 30 fighters from different armed factions in recent weeks.

"They have realized that those people are not working for Iraq's interests," said Alaa Makki, a Sunni member of parliament with close ties to the insurgents. "They realized that their operations might destroy Iraq altogether."

Khalid Awad, a commander of the Jamiat Brigades, another insurgent group in Anbar, said: "We must confess that if it was not for al-Qaeda, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan would have been occupied. For al-Qaeda has awakened the American ogre against the Islamic nation after the September 11th events, and it is still causing disasters."

[Riodacat]

In the Sunni heartland of Anbar and other provinces, Sunni groups are accusing al-Qaeda in Iraq of killing, kidnapping and torturing dozens of their fighters, clerics and followers. One leading Sunni extremist organization, the Islamic Army, says al-Qaeda has killed more than 30 fighters from different armed factions in recent weeks.

Gee, don't yah hate it when our enemies don't get along...
In this case the Enemy of our Enemy is still our Enemy .

[Candor7]

Surge is working.

This news should send the Treasonocrats running in circles and tearing their hair out.

Remember when the official Dem line was that there was no connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda?

You don't hear much about that now.

This is the beginning of the end for Pelosi and her treasonous running dogs.

It is also the beginning of a new Iraq.

[deaconjim]

Khalid Awad, a commander of the Jamiat Brigades, another insurgent group in Anbar, said: "We must confess that if it was not for al-Qaeda, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan would have been occupied. For al-Qaeda has awakened the American ogre against the Islamic nation after the September 11th events, and it is still causing disasters."

Don't you just love it when the light comes on? Too bad the same thing hasn't happened with the Dims.

[Right_in_Virginia]

BTTT!

[noname247]

Ping

[nuconvert]

pong

[madconserv]

"Those armed groups have no choice," Dulaimi said in a telephone interview from Anbar's provincial capital, Ramadi. "They have to either join us in forming the Islamic State project in the Sunni areas or hand over their weapons to us before we are forced to act against them forcefully. It will not save them that they have fought the Americans and resisted them in the last few years."

In other words AQ wants to own Iraq like they did in Afghanistan with the Taliban. Good time for us to leave right Dimowits?

[Stultis]

Wow! Page A-1 in the print edition. Of course the story (Iraqis, even Sunni insurgents, turning against al Qaeda) has been developing for a good year or two, but good of the WaPo to finally give it some prominence.

[elfman2]

The Washington Post reports Key Sunni militant groups are severing their association with al-Qaeda in Iraq, blaming the Iraq war on al-Qaeda, even as "Key Democrats" insists that we're simply fighting a civil war in Iraq that's unrelated to al-Qaeda or the Global War on Terror.

"Khalid Awad, a commander of the Jamiat Brigades, another insurgent group in Anbar, said: "We must confess that if it was not for al-Qaeda, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan would have been occupied. For al-Qaeda has awakened the American ogre against the Islamic nation after the September 11th events, and it is still causing disasters."

[elfman2]

"could also further splinter the Sunni insurgency and make it even harder to control, according to insurgent leaders and Iraqi and U.S. officials. "

Nonsense, all alliances fracture as they're being defeated. And what's this "according to insurgent leaders and Iraqi and U.S. officials"? So they're reporting the insurget analysis on this?

[madconserv]

Nonsense is right! If anything we could begin to fight with certain right minded factions or at least supply them and get this puppy done and solved. This could, should be a good start.

[Fred Nerks]

"Khalid Awad, a commander of the Jamiat Brigades, another insurgent group in Anbar, said: "We must confess that if it was not for al-Qaeda, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan would have been occupied. For al-Qaeda has awakened the American ogre against the Islamic nation after the September 11th events, and it is still causing disasters."

how's it all working out for you, Osama?

[Valin]

Well they are professional journalists and have their finger on the pulse of the world.

[Marine_Uncle]

"American ogre..."
We still got a little education to do in al Anbar and elsewhere but obviously the tide has completely turned against al Qaeda. Those that remain in Iraq will die.

[deaconjim]

For al-Qaeda has awakened the American ogre ...

Kind of like awakening a sleeping giant, isn't it?

[Marine_Uncle]

A problem still exists. To many Americans waddling from kitchen to TV set with arms full of diet pepsi and chips etc., and don’t have a clue as to what the hell is going on let alone having the capacity to understand what must be done regarding the GWOT. But at least some of us have the perhaps privileged opportunity via. web sites such as this to stay abreast.
The giant cannot be effective if 90% of it's mind is still asleep.

[SunkenCiv]

The House of Saud working *against* al-Qaeda... figures, since their little corrupt portion of the world’s desert acreage has been filled with intrigue and insurrection here and there for some time now.