US: Iraqi fighters extort, kidnap to raise funds (AP)

US: Iraqi fighters extort, kidnap to raise funds (AP)
AP - Al-Qaida in Iraq is increasingly embracing extortion and kidnapping to finance its operations as cash carried in by its dwindling foreign...

Study questions strategy against al-Qaida (AP)
AP - The United States can defeat al-Qaida if it relies less on force and more on policing and intelligence to root out the terror group's leaders, a...

US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid (AP)
AP - The U.S. military says American soldiers have killed two armed relatives of a provincial governor during a raid against al-Qaida in Iraq.

Police: Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits (AP)
AP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits Tuesday in a former al-Qaida in Iraq stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing...

Commander: Al-Qaida in Iraq is at its weakest, but still...
AP - The al-Qaida terror group in Iraq appears to be at its weakest state since it gained an initial foothold in the aftermath of the U.S.-led...