EL MODELO ANBAR -la región anteriormente dominada por al-Qaeda e insurgentes hasta que las tribus locales se hartaron de ser reventadas por coches bomba y empezaron a luchar contra ellos- se extiende a otra provincia iraquí, la hasta ahora no menos peligrosa Diyala:

In March, we noted the successful model of the Anbar Salvation Council will very likely be replicated elsewhere in regions where al Qaeda has established bases of operation. We singled out Diyala in particular, as al Qaeda's campaign of murder and intimidation was beginning to anger the tribes much as it did in Anbar province. Al Qaeda's establishment of its Islamic State of Iraq, with its capital in Baqubah made the province ripe for a major Coalition operation in the region. In early March, Al Sabaah reported the local sheikhs in Diyala were organizing against al-Qaeda and its Islamic State of Iraq, "which [is] spreading corruption in the province districts." Today, the speculation has become a reality, as "Arab tribesmen in Baqubah have said they will form a tribal alliance to cleanse the Diyala province of foreign fighters and those of the al-Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq."

Por supuesto, tanto Anbar como Diyala, y el punto de inflexión que suponen, están ausentes de los medios de comunicación españoles. No vaya a ser que pierda vigencia el vídeo de la campaña de las elecciones municipales...