Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for downing F-16
Insurgency
The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for downing the American F-16 fighter jet in the northwest of Baghdad on Monday, November 27, 2006, in a communiqué issued today. According to the message, the operation was executed in cooperation with the Mujahideen Army [Jaish al-Mujahideen], and involved the downing of four Black Hawk helicopters and another copter in the region of al-Karma. The Islamic State indicates that this was within the directives of the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, to increase attacks upon the enemy and target their aircraft.
The Islamic State of Iraq and its Ministry of Information was established to protect the Sunni Iraqi people and defend Islam, by the Pact of the Scented People. It is composed of a variety of insurgency groups, including the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq, Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen], Army Squad of the Prophet Muhammad [Jund al-Sahaba], Brigades of al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes. It claims a presence in the governorates of Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninawa, and parts of Babel and Wasit, and is head by the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.
The Islamic State of Iraq and its Ministry of Information was established to protect the Sunni Iraqi people and defend Islam, by the Pact of the Scented People. It is composed of a variety of insurgency groups, including the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq, Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen], Army Squad of the Prophet Muhammad [Jund al-Sahaba], Brigades of al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes. It claims a presence in the governorates of Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninawa, and parts of Babel and Wasit, and is head by the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.
