The Consultative Council of the Mujahideen of Fallujah has announced the martyrdom of Shaykh Abd al-Karim Muhammad, the commander of the Salafi Forces of Muhammad the Messenger of God in the battles in ash-Shuhada' neighborhood Thursday morning. He was killed when the US bombed a rocket launcher with which his group was bombarding US forces in the northern part of the city.The communiqué that announced the commander's martyrdom, a copy of which Mafkarat al-Islam obtained, said "Shaykh 'Abd al-Karim was 60 years old and was one of the 'Ulama' [religious scholars] famous for his uprightness. Townspeople used to call him "the little Ibn Taymiyah." His eldest son was martyred three weeks ago in fighting in the old city of Fallujah." The communiqué said that more than a week ago, the Shaykh had rejected the latest alleged message from Osama bin Laden that called for putting the control of the fighting units in the hands of one man. The Shaykh believed that this would slow down the fighting operations throughout Iraq. The communiqué noted that Shaykh 'Abd al-Karim left behind a number of books that he had written, one being "at-Tariq ila Allah" [The Way to God], and the latest entitled, "al-Jannah fi Zilal as-Suyuf" [Paradise is in the shade of swords] in which he outlined the ethics of the holy warrior and the Islamic rules and ethics of jihad. He commented on the Prophet Muhammad's battle plans, their meaning and implications for contemporary warfare, and how the fighter in the path of God today can learn from them. ....