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| Ansar al-Sunnah claims credit for Mosul attack |
| 2004-12-22 |
| The Al-Qaeda linked Army of Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for an attack on a US military base Tuesday in the Iraqi city of Mosul that reportedly killed about 22 people, in a statement attributed to the group on an Islamist website. "One of the mujahedeen of the Army of Ansar al-Sunna carried out a martyrdom-seeking (suicide) operation in a restaurant of the infidel occupation forces at the Ghazlani camp in Mosul at 12:00 pm (0900 GMT) Tuesday," said the statement, whose authenticity could not be independently confirmed. "Two air ambulances were seen moving bodies and wounded people. This heroic operation was filmed and (the video) will be released at a later date," it said. "We will let you know the losses of the infidel enemy," the statement added, blasting the "American crusaders." US media, citing Pentagon officials, said at least 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a lunchtime blast at the base in Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq. Fox News reported that three rockets slammed into a dining hall on the base during lunch, causing multiple casualties. Those killed included US troops, Iraqi forces and other employees working at the base, said CNN. "At 12:00 pm today an explosion occurred at a US military installation in Mosul causing multiple casualties. The cause of the explosion is under investigation," the military in Baghdad said in a statement. Ansar al-Sunna has splintered away from another radical group, called Ansar al-Islam, both of which are believed to have links with suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraq's most-wanted man. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |