Qaeda slams Zarqawi family for disowning him
Iraqâs Al Qaeda on Monday blasted the Jordanian tribe of its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for disowning him after his group claimed triple suicide bombings in Amman which killed 57 people this month. âHow can you disavow the mujahid Abu Musab? Itâs either the enemy of God (Jordanâs King Abdullah) has forced you or threatened you to do this or you have voluntarily agreed and obeyed him,â said an Internet statement.
The group, which addressed its statement to Zarqawiâs al-Khalyaleh tribe, said the family had no excuse to disown Zarqawi unless they were coerced into it. Iraqâs Al Qaeda had said it carried out the attacks in three hotels because they were used by US and Israeli spies. The suicide bombings, the deadliest by Islamic militants in the pro-Western kingdom, prompted many neighbours and relatives in Zarqawiâs birthplace of Zarqa - where he was born as Ahmed Fadhil al-Khalayleh of Zarqa - to cast him off.
Posted by: Fred 2005-11-29 |