al-Qaeda Backlash?

Did the assassins of Adbul-Sattar Abu Risha, turn the tide against al-Qaeda operatives in Iraq?

Some 1,500 mourners called for revenge Friday as they buried the leader of the Sunni revolt against al-Qaeda, who was assassinated by a bomb after meeting with President Bush earlier this month. An al-Qaeda front in Iraq claimed responsibility for the blast that killed Adbul-Sattar Abu Risha, 37, and three companions. A statement posted on the Internet by the Islamic State of Iraq called Abu Risha "one of the dogs of Bush" and described Thursday's killing as a "heroic operation that took over a month to prepare."

This could be the proverbial "straw that broke the camels back", as al-Qaeda has caused thousands of deaths since the beginning of the insurgency and they may have over-stepped their bounds by killing this sheik.

I am not sure how this will work out for the people in this region of Iraq, but the foundation of revenge attacks against al-Qaeda have been sown and only time will tell whether that is good or bad for Iraqi's and for our troops, who are stuck in the middle of this violence!



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