Saturday, April 14, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq claims parliament bombing
Security
(Washington Post) - A group linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq asserted responsibility Friday for the previous day's deadly suicide bombing inside the Green Zone, while the U.S. military said the blast killed fewer people than it originally reported. In an Internet posting, the Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni umbrella organization said to have been created by the group al-Qaeda in Iraq, said one of its followers detonated a belt of explosives in the Iraqi parliament's cafeteria. The group also warned of future attacks on the building.
"These disbelieving parliamentarians challenge the Lord of earth and heaven for his rule, and deserve nothing but death," the statement said, according to a translation by the Washington-based SITE Institute, which tracks terrorist organizations. "Oh men of Sunnah, you made Allah laugh as you saw these parliamentarian monkeys cry and scream at the terror of what they had seen after a brave knight entered upon them."
The Islamic State of Iraq and other Sunni insurgent groups have asserted responsibility for several recent attacks against both Sunnis and Shiites who have cooperated with Americans or the Iraqi government. The Islamic State of Iraq said it was also behind a suicide bombing last month inside the Baghdad home of Deputy Prime Minister Salam Z. al-Zobaee. That attack wounded the lawmaker and killed at least six people.
"These disbelieving parliamentarians challenge the Lord of earth and heaven for his rule, and deserve nothing but death," the statement said, according to a translation by the Washington-based SITE Institute, which tracks terrorist organizations. "Oh men of Sunnah, you made Allah laugh as you saw these parliamentarian monkeys cry and scream at the terror of what they had seen after a brave knight entered upon them."
The Islamic State of Iraq and other Sunni insurgent groups have asserted responsibility for several recent attacks against both Sunnis and Shiites who have cooperated with Americans or the Iraqi government. The Islamic State of Iraq said it was also behind a suicide bombing last month inside the Baghdad home of Deputy Prime Minister Salam Z. al-Zobaee. That attack wounded the lawmaker and killed at least six people.
Labels: Iraqi parliament, Islamic State of Iraq
