theist 1 Report post Posted September 15, 2005 Al-Qaeda In Iraq Declares War On Shia Muslims Posted on Wednesday, September 14 @ 20:44:03 PDT by Intellpuke (8 reads) After a dozen explosions ripped through the Iraqi capital Wednesday, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - purportedly declared all out war on Shiite Muslims, Iraqi troops and the country's government in an audio tape released on Internet. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks, which killed at least 152 people and wounded 542, targeted at laborers assembled to find work for the day. The bloodiest attack killed at least 88 people and wounded 227 in the heavily Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah where the day laborers had gathered shortly after dawn. The speaker on the released audio tape, introduced as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, also said his militant forces would attack any Iraqi it believes has cooperated with an ongoing U.S.-led offensive in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar. "If proven that any of (Iraq's) national guards, police or army are agents of the Crusaders, they will be killed and his house will demolished or burnt - after evacuating all women and children - as a punishment," the voice said in the new tape, which surfaced on an Internet site known for carrying extremist Islamist content. The speaker announced "all-out war against Shiites everywhere. Beware, there will be no mercy." [snip] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
