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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy

It came from the USA capitalizing on in-fighting between sunni tribal groups that had aligned with Al-Qaeda at one point but then broke away from them because of their fanaticism and attempts to usurp local control from them. Then there was the "citizen guard" programs which armed these sunni tribal forces and gave them authority, security, and freedom of action. Finally, there was the desperation and weariness among the local sunni people

When Al-Qaeda was defeated in their home bases in the west, and Baghdad was secured by tens of thousands of extra troops, it became much more difficult for them to conduct operations

Whether these gains can be maintained has yet to be seen. Security can deteriorate suddenly and overwhelmingly, with just one huge attack. And its probably too late for the improved situation to really have a major effect on the oucome of the Iraq conflict. But one never knows

ya but just one problem, 'al qaida' doesnt exist.