An 8:32 minute video was issued by the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq today, Sunday, October 15, 2006, declaring the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq. Depicted is the official spokesman 
In the video, the spokesman indicates that the state was established by the The Pact finds legitimacy in its action to establish the state by observing the Kurds creating their own country in the north of Iraq, and the Shi’ite taking the part of the center and south; and claiming that the Mujahideen in iraq are “invulnerable and tougher than the government of Palestine,” the State of Iraq was formed. To the enemy Western forces and “malicious” Shi’ites, the State of Iraq promises to face them with unlimited response and will not relinquish Baghdad unless it is over their ruins and skulls. A special appeal is also sent to the Islamic scholars, urging for support and to inspire the Muslim people to defend them.
The statement is issued in the name of the Pact of the Scented People [Khalf al-Mutayibeen], which was established by the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq on Thursday, October 12, 2006, and includes representatives from the Council, the Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen], Army Squad of the Prophet Muhamma d[Jund al-Sahaba], Brigades of al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes. The individual speaking in the State of Iraq establishment video is dressed in the same manner as those members of the Pact.