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2008-08-18 Africa Horn

Suspects in US diplomat's murder appear in Sudanese court

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 variations of its name, which means "Partisans of Unity," have been used by Islamist extremists abroad, including in Iraq.

Tawhid is "monotheism", not "unity". From the Encyclopedia Jihad, it also translates to "Or Else".

Posted by Seafarious 2008-08-18 09:53|| 2008-08-18 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 FBI officers from the US helped investigate the killings.

Have they determined that "this incident is unrelated to terrorism" yet?

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-18 10:11|| 2008-08-18 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Ansar al-Tawid is likely a branch or offshoot of Zarqawi's al-Tawhid organization that he and Abu Qatada established to overthrow the Jordanian monarchy. Parts of al-Tawhid were incorporated into Ansar al-Islam in the year prior to the Iraq invasion. There were indications that he kept al-Tawhid separate from his al-Qaeda in Iraq organization -- AQI for Iraq internal operations, al-Tawhid for international ops.

Posted by Fred 2008-08-18 12:16|| 2008-08-18 12:16|| Front Page Top

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