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| Iraq : Kidnap and decapitation manual found in hideout |
| 2005-06-26 |
| Baghdad, 23 June (AKI) - US Marines have found manuals on taking hostages and decapitation during a raid on a guerrilla hideout in the Iraqi village of Karabla, near the town of Qaim, close to the Syrian border. The Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that in the hideaway the troops also found several hostages who were being held there by Islamic militants. The hiding place was being used as a centre for the interrogation and torture of hostages, and contained electrodes and other instruments of torture. The manuals found were used as Jihad (Holy War) handbooks. The first was titled: "How to choose the best hostage", the second covered decapitation and was called: "Rules for cutting off the heads of infidels", and the third manual, "principles of the philosophy of the Jihad", was more theoretical. The three documents, the last of which is 574 pages long, carry the name Abdel Rahman al-Aliya, which the newspaper says is probably a cover name to hide the identity of the real author. The hideout - in the volatile western Anbar province which has been the scene of fierce fighting between insurgents and the US-led forces - is believed to have been used by the group led by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He is credited with introducing the practice of decapitation to the activities of the Jihadist movement. (Ham/Aki) |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #2 "Rules for cutting off the heads of infidels" Rules? What happens if you violate protocol? These monsters are definitely Inner Circle of Hell material. And I pray we hasten their journey. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2005-06-26 21:37 |
| #1 I certainly hope that the American soldiers wore their gloves and treated it with respect. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-06-26 19:55 |