Al-Qaeda 'may be shifting focus'
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Al-Qaeda may be considering shifting its focus from Iraq to Afghanistan, the top US commander in Iraq has said.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Gen David Petraeus said there was evidence that foreign fighters were being diverted away from Iraq.
But he said there was no suggestion the militant Islamist group would entirely abandon the fight in Iraq.
Al-Qaeda evolved in Afghanistan and was closely-linked to the Taleban regime, toppled by US-led forces in 2001.
As Iraq became the main theatre of conflict in the Middle East, al-Qaeda's leadership focused its efforts on fighting there.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Gen David Petraeus said there was evidence that foreign fighters were being diverted away from Iraq.
But he said there was no suggestion the militant Islamist group would entirely abandon the fight in Iraq.
Al-Qaeda evolved in Afghanistan and was closely-linked to the Taleban regime, toppled by US-led forces in 2001.
As Iraq became the main theatre of conflict in the Middle East, al-Qaeda's leadership focused its efforts on fighting there.
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