The Iraqi armed group âThe Geish al-Taifa al-Mansuraâ (army of the victorious confession) has threatened to kill prominent Sunni leaders for having called for a âyesâ vote for the new Iraqi constitution. In an Internet statement released by the group, which has connections with the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, they threatened the leaders of the Iraqi Islamic Party, the main Sunni Arab party of the country, for making the call for a âyesâ vote in the referendum on the new Iraqi constitution on October 15. âThe Geish al-Taifa al-Mansura (army of the victorious confession) has decided that apostates (Iraqi Islamic Party leaders) Mohsen Abdel Hamid and Tareq al-Hashemi are the targets of the mujahedeen (fighters) no matter where they are,â said the statement.A spokesperson for the Iraqi Islamic Party led by Abdel Hamid announced that a consensus had been reached in the negotiations on the constitution and called for a âyesâ vote in the referendum.