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Wave of Iraq car bombings tied to al Qaeda
Official: Al-Zarqawi behind attacks that have killed more than 400
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Posted: 8:57 AM EDT (1257 GMT)
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In May, there have been 21 car bombings, mostly suicide attacks, in Baghdad and nearby areas. In 2004 in the same area, there were fewer than half that total of car bombings.
The official said 126 car bombs -- some detonated, others found and disarmed -- have been recorded since February 27.
Before this period, the insurgency's attacks included a greater percentage of roadside bombings and ambushes, with car bombings used for occasional spectacular strikes.
"I don't think they are gaining strength," the official said, but he conceded the insurgents are a "learning enemy."
The official indicated intelligence suggests some people have been forced to participate in suicide attacks.
In one recent car bombing investigators found a foot duct-taped to the accelerator pedal.
Intelligence suggests some drivers were unaware their cars were loaded with explosives when they were remotely detonated.
The military also theorizes some drivers have been forced at gunpoint into car bombings or that the drivers' families have been threatened with kidnapping.
In its quest to quell the spate of bombing, the U.S. military hunted for insurgents near Syrian border towns on the Euphrates River last week. The military estimated that more than 125 insurgents were killed and said 39 other suspected fighters were captured.
Nine U.S. Marines died in the fighting, the military said.
Several of people identified as al-Zarqawi aides have been captured in the past month, including a man named Ammar al-Zubaydi (also known as Abu Abbas). The military said last week al-Zubaydi was responsible for a string of car bombs in the Baghdad area on April 29. On that day, 12 explosions were reported in eight areas of the capital within a matter of hours.
Iran foreign minister visits
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Iraq Tuesday with an olive branch, offering to assist the new Shiite-led government with security along their long common border and provide other help.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to assist the formation of the Iraqi government in any field, whether it is in security, economic, or any other field. And this will be a joint effort," Kamal Kharrazi said.
He is the highest-ranking representative from the largely Shiite Islamic republic to make an official visit to Iraq in the post-Saddam Hussein era. He met transitional Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who called the political message of the visit "very important."
"This is the first visit of a foreign minister, Arab or Islamic, from any of Iraq's neighboring countries to Iraq since the change of the regime and since the elections of the Iraqi people..." said Zebari. "This is proof of their respect for this authority and for the Iraqi people."
Wave of Iraq car bombings tied to al Qaeda
Official: Al-Zarqawi behind attacks that have killed more than 400
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Posted: 8:57 AM EDT (1257 GMT)
vert.zarqawi.jpg
There is a $25 million reward leading to the capture or death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Image:
What's
In May, there have been 21 car bombings, mostly suicide attacks, in Baghdad and nearby areas. In 2004 in the same area, there were fewer than half that total of car bombings.
The official said 126 car bombs -- some detonated, others found and disarmed -- have been recorded since February 27.
Before this period, the insurgency's attacks included a greater percentage of roadside bombings and ambushes, with car bombings used for occasional spectacular strikes.
"I don't think they are gaining strength," the official said, but he conceded the insurgents are a "learning enemy."
The official indicated intelligence suggests some people have been forced to participate in suicide attacks.
In one recent car bombing investigators found a foot duct-taped to the accelerator pedal.
Intelligence suggests some drivers were unaware their cars were loaded with explosives when they were remotely detonated.
The military also theorizes some drivers have been forced at gunpoint into car bombings or that the drivers' families have been threatened with kidnapping.
In its quest to quell the spate of bombing, the U.S. military hunted for insurgents near Syrian border towns on the Euphrates River last week. The military estimated that more than 125 insurgents were killed and said 39 other suspected fighters were captured.
Nine U.S. Marines died in the fighting, the military said.
Several of people identified as al-Zarqawi aides have been captured in the past month, including a man named Ammar al-Zubaydi (also known as Abu Abbas). The military said last week al-Zubaydi was responsible for a string of car bombs in the Baghdad area on April 29. On that day, 12 explosions were reported in eight areas of the capital within a matter of hours.
Iran foreign minister visits
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Iraq Tuesday with an olive branch, offering to assist the new Shiite-led government with security along their long common border and provide other help.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to assist the formation of the Iraqi government in any field, whether it is in security, economic, or any other field. And this will be a joint effort," Kamal Kharrazi said.
He is the highest-ranking representative from the largely Shiite Islamic republic to make an official visit to Iraq in the post-Saddam Hussein era. He met transitional Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who called the political message of the visit "very important."
"This is the first visit of a foreign minister, Arab or Islamic, from any of Iraq's neighboring countries to Iraq since the change of the regime and since the elections of the Iraqi people..." said Zebari. "This is proof of their respect for this authority and for the Iraqi people."
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