After Successful Elections, Sunnis Join In Fight Against Al-Qaeda In Iraq
After Successful Elections, Sunnis Join In Fight Against Al-Qaeda In Iraq
Sunni tribal leaders and Iraqi insurgents are joining forces with the Iraq and United States militaries to fight Al-Qaeda. The Christian Science Monitor reports this morning that [Abu Mussab] Zarqawi's indiscriminate killing of innocent Iraqis has alienated many of his erstwhile Iraqi allies . Analysts say the participation of Sunni Arabs in the December elections, and the tripling of that sect's seats in parliament, has convinced local leaders that political participation can bear fruit. There is a change, says Mithal Alusi, a secular Sunni Arab parliamentarian. After these attacks, and after the elections, we find the people are eager to be rid of the terrorists.