BAGHDAD, May 9 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government said security forces discovered documents and video-tapes revealing the strategic plans of al-Qaida in Iraq.
A statement released Tuesday by the communications department at the office of the prime minister said the documents were seized recently during a search operation in the area of Youssoufiya south of Baghdad.
The U.S. Army announced last week that it found similar documents in the same area, as well as a video-tape containing important information -- including a conversation by the terror group's leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, about creating an Islamic emirate in Iraq within three months.
The statement quoted a security official as saying the documents revealed that al-Qaida adopted the tactic of "hit and run" in its terrorist attacks against civilians and security forces by means of explosive charges and car bombs.
The official said al-Qaida's strategy aims at inciting sectarian strife by attacking Sunni and Shiite mosques, in addition to civilians from both sects in markets and schools.
The statement said the documents revealed that the "terrorists are feeling more isolated and facing bigger difficulties in recruiting new members and securing arms and equipment to carry out their operations."
"The aim of the terrorists as proved by the seized documents is to obstruct the political process and create a state of insecurity and instability," the official said.
