Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Says Al Qaeda in Iraq Strongest Since 2006
Says the group is also operating in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the national counterterrorism center says the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq is the strongest it's been since a peak in 2006.
Matt Olsen says al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased the pace of attacks this year.
Olsen is testifying to a Senate committee on the current terror threat to the U.S.
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