Latest Iraqi Violence Tied To Ethnic Strife

from National Public Radio

NPR's Deborah Amos talks to Madeleine Brand about the primary causes of instability in Iraq today. The latest wave of bombings in the country was likely the work of al-Qaida in Iraq and other Islamist extremist groups. But Baghdad analysts say a greater threat is the growing friction between the Iraqi government and the Kurds.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 13, 2009