Tuesday, November 28, 2006
'Islamic State of Iraq' issues threat to Shias
Insurgency
Speaking to the recent escalation of conflict between the Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq, and particularly the attacks targeting Sunnis in areas of Baghdad, the Islamic State of Iraq issued a statement today, Monday, November 27, 2006. The group dismisses calls for unity, which are brokered and supported by Sunni representatives in the Iraq government, presenting a brief exposition on the historical Shi’ite-Sunni divide and reasons why there cannot be any “combined interests” between the two groups. Rather, recommended for the survival of the Sunnis in Iraq is for their joining the ranks of the Mujahideen and participate in Jihad, and support the Islamic State, which was founded for their defense.
The message states: “The soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq are determined - with Allah’s help - to purify the city of all the symbols and the heads of the hating Safawis and their militias and their criminal gangs. They have only from us the cutting sword”. To the burning of mosques and homes of the Sunni people, and attacks in Hurriya, al-Azamiyah, al-A’adl, and al-Ghazaliyah, the group threatens that the Shi’ites will “pay its price multiple times”.
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.
