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Saudi al-Qaeda urge Muslims to defend Fallujah
 The Saudi wing of Al Qaeda has called on Muslims to rise up to defend the Iraqi city of Falluja from a "crusader campaign" by U.S.-led forces. "O Muslim youth, obey God and mobilise. Honour is calling, so for how long will you remain on the sidelines?" the Al Qaeda Organisation in the Arabian Peninsula said in the latest edition of its online military magazine Muaskar al-Battar. U.S. forces backed by Iraqi troops surged into the heart of Falluja on Tuesday to regain control of the Sunni Muslim city from insurgents. "The U.S. army launched a crusader campaign against the people of Islam and Sunna in Falluja and nearby areas and the mujahideen (holy fighters) there are determined to defend Islam," the statement said, adding that the Saudi Al Qaeda wing would "do all they could" to help insurgents in Falluja. Iraqi authorities said last month they had captured 24 suspected Saudi militants and diplomats say many more may have slipped across the border to fight in Iraq.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-11-10 |
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