Qaeda stronger as blasts feed Iraqi Kurd-Arab feud

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters)

Khisro Goran, a senior Kurdish politician in Mosul, said the mainly Sunni Arab al-Hadba group that won control of the local council this year had to take the blame for “inciting” Arab nationalists and armed groups like al Qaeda to attack Kurds.

“They facilitate access for the suicide bombers,” he added.