Al Qaeda in Iraq Terror Threat to U.S.

ByABC News
January 23, 2007, 1:57 PM

January 23, 2007 --

Bomb Kills 5 in Separate Baghdad Attacks
Five people were killed when two bombs struck separate Shiite targets in Baghdad on Tuesday, a day after a double car bombing tore through the stalls of a market crowded with Shiites elsewhere in the capital leaving 88 dead -- the bloodiest attack in two months. The U.S. military also said it is investigating what appears to be the crash of a civilian aircraft. (AP)

In the Vortex of Baghdad, Staying Put This Time
Two blocks from the new American outpost in Ghazaliya, one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhoods, a fight was raging. Shiites were battling Sunnis, the latest skirmish in a sectarian war that has left this area a wasteland. (NY Times)

Somalia Islamists' No. 2 Leader Surrenders in Kenyan Capital

The second in command of Somalia's defeated Islamist forces have surrendered to the Kenyan authorities and is staying at a hotel in Nairobi, Western diplomats and Somali officials said Monday. (NY Times)