[GraniteStateConservative]

Because it’s not fully accurate to say it’s Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is basically acting like hired thugs. They aren’t acting independently. They have Sunni support. The problem is the Sunnis who want the help of Al Qaeda.

[avacado]

"Because it’s not fully accurate to say it’s Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is basically acting like hired thugs. They aren’t acting independently.

Al-Qaeda does act independently. They work with the Sunnis and they also kill the Sunnis. But my comment is more general in that the AP almost never mentions the name "al-Qaeda" when reporting the Iraq War.