Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq denies claims that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi doesn't exist
Insurgency
(SITE) - The Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella insurgency group comprised of al-Qaeda in Iraq and others, issued a statement to jihadist forums today, Monday, July 23, 2007, declaring that an announcement by U.S. military officials that they captured a link between the group and al-Qaeda leaders such as Usama bin Laden, and discovered Abu Omar al-Baghdadi to be a fictional character, as false.
Similar to prior claims made by the Islamic State about American duplicity in allegedly capturing Mujahideen or prominent leaders, they charge this news as mere lies meant to cast focus away from the “embarrassment” of the Bush Administration. The group adds: “If we calculate by number and according to the statements of the enemy, we would find that the number of those arrested from the Mujahideen and the leaders since the beginning of the blessed jihad would come to an astronomical and unrealistic figure.”
According to media reports, U.S. forces captured on July 4, 2007 an individual identified as Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud Mashadani, who allegedly served as the chief of propaganda for the Islamic State of Iraq, which itself is a front for al-Qaeda in Iraq. Mashadani is also stated to have served as a link between the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, and al-Qaeda leadership, and divulged that the Emir of the Believers in the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, is a fictional character voiced by an actor.
According to media reports, U.S. forces captured on July 4, 2007 an individual identified as Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud Mashadani, who allegedly served as the chief of propaganda for the Islamic State of Iraq, which itself is a front for al-Qaeda in Iraq. Mashadani is also stated to have served as a link between the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, and al-Qaeda leadership, and divulged that the Emir of the Believers in the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, is a fictional character voiced by an actor.
Labels: Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Islamic State of Iraq, Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud Mashadani
