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| Al-Qaeda sez they'll kill anyone who cooperates with the Iraqi government |
| 2005-06-17 |
| In case all of the explosions weren't subtle enough ... The al-Qaeda network in Iraq has threatened anyone who collaborates with the Iraqi government with serious consequences, whether they take part in the creation of the new Iraqi constitution, or enter into direct talks with the Iraqi government or cooperate with them. The threat comes as Sunni Muslims struck a deal on Thursday with Shiite leaders in the government to allow more Sunnis to join the committee that will be drafting Iraq's constitution. A message, attributed to the terrorist network and published on the internet, said that "whoever deals with the Iraqi government in one way or another will be hit with the wrath of the mujahideen and, we swear to God, we will kill all those who enter into talks with the Iraqi government or have links with them." The threat follows an announcement by certain tribes and prominent citizens of the northern city of Mossul, who have agreed to collaborate with the Iraqi government to hand over extremists and the terrorists found in the city, especially those that are part of the al-Qaeda linked militant group, Ansar al-Sunna, the main terrorist group believed to have its strognhold in Mossul. Following Thursday's agreement Sunni Muslims - who largely boycotted national elections in January and are underepresented in Parliament - are also set to provide additional members to the panel that will draft Iraq's new constitution. In a deal with the Shiite-led government, the Sunnis were allowed to take 15 of the panel's 55 seats as well as having 10 advisers. According to some observers, the al-Qaeda network is fearful of these talks between Shiite and Sunni groups in the political process and in particular that it will serve to boost the role of those that are in the committee for the new constitution. Sunni leaders have denied any support al-Qaeda, and want to proceed alongside with the Iraqi government to curb the number of terrorist attacks in Iraq. In another development, the Islamic Union of Kurds, a group of Muslim scholars, have received a letter addressed to them on the electronic mail of some local newspapers, threatening to kill them, threatening those "who throw themselves into the arms of the [Iraqi] authorities to return to the righteous path before death strikes them." According to Muhammad Kanzi, the president of the Union of the Ulama' of Kurdistan and the minister of religious affairs of the regional Kurdish government in Iraq (under the administration of north eastern eastern Iraqi city, Sulaymaniyya), announced that his group did not directly receive any message with similar content, defining this as a "desperate attempt on the part of some extremists who are picking on the sons of the Kurdish people, among whom are also men of faith." These threats, he said, did not affect them, but that they will continue to take part in their obligations to their religion and their people. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 Al-Qaeda sez they'll kill anyone who cooperates with the Iraqi government Why bother with troublesome details? Why not go for total accuracy with this: Al-Qaeda sez they'll kill anyone |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-17 16:49 |
| #1 I don't think they have enough hit men to kill everyone! Just anyone. So its like cops pulling you over for speeding in any major city. Roll the dice. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-06-17 11:15 |