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| Iraq |
| 3 Iraqi rebel groups form coalition |
| 2007-05-04 |
| Three insurgent groups said on Thursday they had formed a coalition that aimed to expel US-led forces from Iraq and appeared to distance itself from Al Qaeda-linked organisations in the country. The Islamic Army in Iraq, the Mujahideen Army and Ansar al-Sunna, an offshoot of the established Ansar al-Sunna group, said they would avoid spilling civilian blood, according to an Internet statement. “The Jihad and Reform Front ... pledges to continue with the duty of jihad in Iraq until all objectives, including the complete withdrawal of the occupiers in all their guises and the establishment of God’s religion .... are met,” it said. “The military actions of the mujahideen will target the occupiers and their collaborators and will not target the innocents whom jihad aims to lead to victory.” Fighters had a duty to plan their attacks well and consider their consequences, it said. The authenticity of the statement could not be verified. It was posted on websites used by militant groups. “The mujahideen are the protectors of the religion and its people and one of their priorities is to protect Muslim blood, money and honour and to reduce the burden on residential areas,” it said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 OK, time to finish off AQ so these guys can go back to killing each other. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-05-04 12:55 |
| #7 Sounds like a renouncement of the al-Queda "slaughter everything that moves" strategy which has led to poison gas attacks on Sunni populations in Anbar. Either too little too late, or a preliminary move in trying to jump on the 1920 Revolutionary Brigades/Awakening bandwagon - and that may be too little too late. Excellent news. Which probably means it's time for the Shia to go nuts & start a general insurrection. Cause nothing ever seems to go right in this snakebit disaster of a war... |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2007-05-04 11:49 |
| #6 ahhhh... so the short-term merger of three terrorist thug gangs is a Coalition™, but a military force of over 150,000, including thousands from various countries is Unilateral Action™ by the US? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-04 07:48 |
| #5 Sounds like a merger to address the growing shortage of management talent in this industry segment as professionals seek positions in organizations with lower rates of turnover. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-05-04 06:42 |
| #4 “The military actions of the mujahideen will target the occupiers and their collaborators and will not target the innocents whom jihad aims to lead to victory.” But if you're not jihading against occupiers in all their guises and jihading for the establishment of allen's religion, are you not, in fact, a collaborator and, therfore, worthy of death? I think that's what they meant. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-05-04 06:34 |
| #3 They've each lost so many people they have to coalesce to reach a quorum? How nice. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-05-04 05:15 |
| #2 The military actions of the mujahideen will target the occupiers and their collaborators and will not target the innocents whom jihad aims to lead to victory until the occupiers leave. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-05-04 03:49 |
| #1 Hope the meeting was observed. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-05-04 01:27 |