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Iraqi Group Releases First Clips Of New Campaign Against U.S. Forces In Iraq

The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI) released two new videos featuring new attacks against U.S. forces in Baghdad. The first ones show three insurgents hurling thermal bombs at an MRAP in what the group claimed was al Mazareea area northern Baghdad. The second shows a U.S. soldier shot down by a sniper in Baghdad. The IAI had announced the launch of its military campaign against U.S. forceson June 23rd. The campaign is entitled: "The Jihadi Quacking Campaign" and aims to reinforce the idea that "the fate of nations cannot be determined by occupying forces," according to the group's statement published on al Boraq forum.

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