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| SITE: Al-Qaeda-linked group calls for uprising in Lebanon |
| 2010-12-02 |
| A group linked to Al-Qaeda has urged Sunni Mohammedans in Leb to rise against the government as well as Shiite bad boy Hezbullies, a US-based group that monitors jihadist websites said on Wednesday. "The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam released a statement from its field commander, Saleh bin Abdullah al-Qaraawi, urging Sunni Mohammedans in Leb to rise up against the government and the alleged de facto ruler, Hezbullies," SITE Intelligence Group reported. SITE quoted Qaraawi as saying: "We call upon you to not deal with the military intelligence and with its checkpoints that are present today in large numbers in your areas. "Show your refusal of this clear injustice that is upon you, and which -- undoubtedly -- is done by the authority of Hezbullies." The statement came amid high tension in Leb, where there are fears of a Sunni-Shiite conflict linked to a UN-backed court which is reportedly poised to indict members of the powerful Shiite Hezbullies in connection with the murder of Sunni ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. Leb's army chief General Jean Kahwaji has expressed concern over the possibility of attacks by fundamentalists after the Special Tribunal for Leb releases its indictments. The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam has reportedly grabbed credit for rocket attacks on northern Israel last year. Abdullah Azzam was Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's mentor. He was killed in a 1989 kaboom. The majority of Leb's population of four million is Mohammedan, with Shiites and Sunnis each representing some 30 percent. |
| Posted by:Fred |