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February 11, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/09/AR2008020902666.html

Diary of an Al-Qaeda in Iraq Insurgent in Retreat

[Washington Post] Sudarsan Raghavan - On Nov. 3, U.S. soldiers raided a safe house of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq and captured a diary. "I am Abu Tariq, Emir of al-Layin and al-Mashadah Sector," it began. Over 16 pages, the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader detailed the organization's demise in his sector. He once had 600 men, but now his force was down to 20 or fewer.

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