Work has been observed at the Al Qaim site, believed to be the centre of Baghdad's nuclear programme.
BBC: Iraq 'could build N-bomb'
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They added Ali has been linked to other al Qaeda terrorists and facilitators in Hit, al Qaim, Karabila and Husayba.
CNN: Al Qaeda 'safe house' hit in Iraq
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Iraq's border region has been targeted by Syria in the past -- as the Syrian conflict escalated in 2012, there was at least one instance where rockets fired from Syria landed in Al-Qaim.