Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the situation in Iraq with a focus on al Qa’ida’s primary offshoot in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Threat Posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) I will begin with a brief overview of the security situation in 2011 and 2012, as it is important to under... »