Al-Qaida denies responsibility for attack
In a rare statement against violence, al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly issued a statement today denying it was behind a horrific attack on a poor east Baghdad neighbourhood that killed 18 children and teenagers.
The authenticity of the statement on an Islamic website couldn’t be verified, but it suggests the militant group is aware of the possible backlash such an attack would have on its support base, which considers the insurgent groups who launch scores of deadly attacks in Iraq as resistance movements fighting a military occupation.
