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New al-Qaeda group formed in Algeria | |
2005-05-12 | |
A statement published on several Islamist internet forums has announced the creation of a new al-Qaeda cell in Algeria. In the document, signed by previously unknown Abu Suheib Maliani, there are references to forming an organised group called al-Qaeda of the Jihad in Algeria. The name takes its lead from Jordanian militant Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, who calls his group al-Qaeda of the Jihad in Iraq. The signatories appear to be seeking to become the officially designated al-Qaeda cell in Algeria and are asking the combatents of the Salafite Islamist formations hiding in the mountains to join a "new project" and not to accept the Algerian government's offer of a pardon. In the threatening message, the militants outlined their terrorist objectives: "From day one we say that we are not responsible for attacks on innocent people and Algerian civilians. Our targets are Jews, Christians, important figures, embassies and foreign interests - they are the real objective we ask the nation to unite against and to strike wherever they are". The chief of Algeria's General Amnesty Commission (CNGAG) , Abdel Razzak Ismail, said last month that at least 400 terrorists are prepared to lay down their arms as part of a general pardon for members of militant groups, state-armed militias and the security forces implicated in human rights abuses.
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Posted by:Dan Darling |
#4 "Our targets are: Jews Christians important figures embassies foreign interests". Well--there you have it. Like I always said . . . Hey Antiwar(s)--you guys still out there? |
Posted by: ex-lib 2005-05-12 15:44 |
#3 From day one we say that we are not responsible for attacks on innocent people and Algerian civilians. Yeah, we outsource that part of the operation... |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-12 15:04 |
#2 Bloody splitters! |
Posted by: Reg 2005-05-12 14:58 |
#1 Why do I always, and I mean always, get a flashback of the Coliseum scene in Life of Brian? [OT] I formed the al Qaeda of the Jihad in Satanic City. We gambled away all the money, even before we made ID cards, so now the Wahhabis won't send us any more. Of couse, without the ID cards, no one will ever catch us or be able to prove we were Brave Lions of the Desert and al Qaeda Fighters. -Abu Crapped Out [/OT] |
Posted by: .com 2005-05-12 14:52 |