Sheikhs like Alwani, who have spearheaded the fight against al-Qaida, remain vulnerable, especially outside the city.
Many of the al-Qaida militants escaped to fight another day, and Fallujah was largely destroyed.
Sunni militants, including al-Qaida, have long targeted Iraq's Shiite majority and government security forces.
Al-Qaida and those inspired by its extremist ideology have attacked more than two dozen nations.
An Egyptian who heads an al-Qaida cell in Baghdad is considered the most likely.
Mr. MATT BRIDEN (Analyst): Some of their leaders, including Ayro, had links to al-Qaida in Somalia.
We did topple that regime, and al-Qaida does not enjoy open sanctuary within this country.
The Intelligence report said counterterrorism has seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qaida and disrupted its operations.
Recently his aides met with Sunni Arab tribal leaders who have turned on al-Qaida.
Lebanese journalist Fidaa Itani said that other al-Qaida-linked groups have come to Tripoli as well.
An Iraqi government official says al-Qaida in Iraq's second in command has been captured.
Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen once published an online manual on how to make one.
Iran denied any involvement and said groups such as al-Qaida do not share Iran's ideology.
"The same (al-Qaida) current is killing people in Syria while enjoying Canada's support, " said Mehmanparast.
He noted that police said al-Qaida didn't provide material support and that it was more guidance.
Russian officials and experts have claimed that rebels in Chechnya had close links with al-Qaida.
Recently, U.S. and Iraqi forces began operations to clear the area of al-Qaida-linked insurgents.
He accuses the West of backing al-Qaida in Syria's civil war but offers no evidence.
But when some sheikhs tentatively reached out to the Americans, al-Qaida's reaction was swift and deadly.
Hussein and Abu Risha say their alliance with the Americans has crippled al-Qaida in Anbar province.
Kenya is a key component in the fight against the al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab.
Another, Sakir Al-Qaida, bragged that he had more than 3, 000 people who could help.
None of this proves that the US is now assisting an al-Qaida takeover of Libya.
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And that's new, and it appears to point to evidence of growing al-Qaida influence.
An indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Harun with conspiracy, providing material support to al-Qaida and other counts.
Pakistan's rounded up hundreds of al-Qaida suspects, some of whom ended up in Guantanamo Bay.
Otherwise, " he says, "all I can tell you is that I am not al-Qaida.
This, too, might perplex those who read of persistent casualties from al-Qaida and drone strikes.
This was a city that was pacified and seemed to have kicked out the al-Qaida element.
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