Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, has said in a statement that his terrorist group targeted Shia Muslims only after they had first attacked Sunnis.
"They (the Shias) began wiping out Sunnis, making them homeless and attacking (Sunni) mosques and homes," said in the statement that appeared on an Islamist website Tuesday.
Zarqawi also denied that his group has attacked religious minorities including Christians.
"It doesn't seem to us that they (Iraqis from religious minorities) participated with the crusaders (the US military) in killing the mujahideen and they didn't play the despicable role that the Shias played." |