Al-Qaida in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was in response to the offensive mounted by U.

• 扎卡维领导的伊拉克基地组织声称对袭击负责，说这是为了报复美国和伊拉克军队对特拉法尔镇的进攻。