AQI Sought Arms In U.S.

  • Middle East Newsline
  • August 26, 2012
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has concluded that Al Qaida sought
American weapons for attacks in Iraq.
Officials said Al Qaida in Iraq, or AQI, tried to procure U.S.-origin
Stinger surface-to-air missiles for the Sunni insurgency network. They said
AQI might have sent Iraqis to the United States to acquire Stinger as well
as other weapons.
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