Iraq/Afghanistan

When: November 18, 2007
Where: Northern Iraq
Who: Al-Qiada, Iraqis
What: Despite a decline in violence in Iraq, Northern Iraq has become more violent than other regions as al-Qaida and other militants move there to avoid coalition operations elsewhere. Al-Qaida cells still operate in all the key cities in the north.
Why: Militants have been pushed east to his area from Anbar by the so-called Awakening movement, in which local tribes have allied with the coalition against al-Qaida. Others have been pushed north to his area from the Baghdad region, where this year's U.S. troops escalation has made more operations possible.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq