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Al Qaeda is Back

TERRORISM

Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group’s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel.

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Two spectacular al Qaeda prison breaks in Iraq, freeing over 500 of its members in two separate prisons simultaneously this week, demonstrate the group is back with a vengeance.

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