Al Qaeda's new enemy

You want good news from Iraq ? There it is, in flashing neon.

Al Qaeda's terrorists in Iraq now face a new enemy: Sunni tribesmen in Anbar Province . These tribal leaders in the heart of the insurgency are now backing coalition and Iraqi forces against the terrorists.

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chicagotribune.com

Published May 9, 2007

These Anbar leaders aren't just jawing. Thousands of Sunnis have rushed to join local police forces, with tribal leaders' encouragement. "The progress has inspired an optimism in the American command that, among some officials, borders on giddiness," The New York Times reported. "There are some people who would say we've won the war out here," one Marine officer said.
That's a phrase you don't hear often in Iraq .
While the Sunni tribal leaders probably haven't developed a sudden fondness for U.S. forces, they have apparently developed a deep disgust for the Al Qaeda agenda.

The Sunnis don't want what Al Qaeda is peddling: a soul-crushing fundamentalist Islamic dictatorship.
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