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Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS:

Members of al Qaeda's branch in Syria have a surprising advocate in the corridors of American power: retired Army general and former CIA Director David Petraeus. Ref. Source 9n

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Al Qaeda fighters execute 56 Syrian soldiers, activists say:

Al Qaeda-affiliated militants summarily executed 56 Syrian government soldiers days after wresting control of a strategic airbase in the northwestern part of the country, a monitoring group said Saturday. Ref. Source 2y

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Top al-Qaeda commander killed in strike

AN al-Qaeda chief who was plotting an attack on the West has been killed, along with two of his henchmen, in a US air strike in Syria. Ref. Source 3c

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U.S. Intel warning of possible al Qaeda attacks in U.S. Monday:

U.S. Intelligence has alerted joint terrorism task forces that al Qaeda could be planning attacks in three states for Monday. Ref. Source 7c.

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The US military, in an embarrassing mix-up, touted video seized in Sunday's raid in Yemen that turned out to be old video already published online.

A military spokesman acknowledged it was released without having been thoroughly analyzed.

The video was meant to demonstrate the value of the weekend raid, the stated aim of which was to recover key intelligence about al Qaeda. Ref. CNN.

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There was a time when the military just fought wars and didn't worry about proving what they did was good for this or that. We need to get back there and let the politicians do the selling.

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A US airstrike in southeast Afghanistan killed an al Qaeda leader responsible for the suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan, the Pentagon said.

Qari Yasin was killed in a drone strike in Paktika Province on March 19, the Pentagon said late Saturday.

The September 2008 suicide truck bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad killed more than 50 people, including two US service members. It sparked a fire that charred the hotel, which is near the diplomatic section of Islamabad.

Yasin is responsible for other carnage, including an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, which was visiting Lahore, Pakistan, in March 2009. In that incident, gunmen sprayed the team's tour bus with bullets as it neared the stadium, killing eight people -- six police officers and two civilians -- and leaving several visiting players wounded. Ref. CNN.

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These are such small victories that we've been reduced to touting. Yes, there is no doubt these aren't big battle wars. So, I think it's better to not say anything until we truly make progress.

Saying, coalition forces have pacified Helmand Province would be a big deal for someone following this conflict or who knew anything about it. Killing one leader, even one high up in Chain of Command is not.