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Iraq
Shiites and Sunnis exchange blame on Iraq blasts
2009-08-22
[Al Arabiya Latest] Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgency group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people two days ago.

Separate statements from both sides exposed the gulf between the country's two main Muslim groups in the wake of Wednesday's attacks at the ministries of finance and foreign affairs, which also left about 600 people wounded.

Shiites blame Sunnis
"Those attacks are clear evidence that there is a studied plan aim to kill more innocent Iraqis and destroy the wealth of Iraq"
A statement from the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite, on Wednesday said the bombings were "a desperate attempt to derail the political process and affect the parliamentary elections," planned to take place in January 2010.

A statement from the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, a powerful and influential Shiite party close to Iran, said the country was facing "comprehensive war" and not only "simple bombings here and there."

It blamed Sunnis who once formed the backbone of toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's regime for the attacks. "The remains of the former Saddam regime who are accusing Shiites of being unbelievers are continuing their crimes against innocent Iraqis, revealing their criminal plans against people's freedom and dignity," it said.

"Those attacks are clear evidence that there is a studied plan aim to kill more innocent Iraqis and destroy the wealth of Iraq," the statement added.

Sunnis blame Shiites
" The series of attacks took place in Baghdad confirm that some factions in government and the political process want to build a state full of sectarianism and division "
A statement by the Islamic Army in Iraq
The Islamic Army in Iraq, seen as the country's leading Sunni insurgent outfit and which includes army officers from the Saddam era, laid the blame for the attacks with the Baghdad government and U.S. forces. "We accuse the occupation forces, the government, political blocs whose militias are fighting between each other, in executing the attacks," said the insurgents' statement.

"The Islamic Army in Iraq always condemns all the attacks targeting innocent people.

"The series of attacks took place in Baghdad confirm that some factions in government and the political process want to build a state full of sectarianism and division."

Wednesday's truck bombings signaled the country's worst day of violence in 18 months, prompting outrage among Iraqis at security failings that had allowed the bombers to commit their atrocities.
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Iraq
Iraq: Insurgents vow to 'avenge Gaza'
2009-01-10
(AKI) - Six of the main insurgent groups operating in Iraq have vowed to carry out joint attack against US forces to avenge the deadly ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The Army of the Mujahadeen in Iraq, the Islamic Army in Iraq, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas Iraq, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance announced a campaign entitled "Against the Occupier - In Support of Gaza" in an advertisement published in pan-Arab daily Al-Quds al-Arabi. "We oppose the Israeli criminals who are carrying out genocide in Gaza. Our formations will wage a series of attacks against US troops in revenge against the Zionists," the ad read.

Radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr also published an appeal in the daily inviting "the noble Iraqi resistance" to carry out revenge attacks against US soldiers.
Give em hell, boys. I'll stay here and...think up inspiring Muslim stuff.
He'll eat a goat in their honor ...
"We must raise the Palestinian flag over Sunni and Shia mosques and also over churches in response to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

"We must also respond with attacks against the Zionists' main ally," he said.
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Iraq
Insurgents vow to resist Iraqi security pact
2008-11-12
Ten Iraqi insurgent groups have agreed to escalate attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces to derail the proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, an Internet monitoring service said Tuesday. The declaration against "the agreement of disgrace" was announced Nov. 4 in an audio speech by Sheik Abu Wael, a top leader of the Sunni militant Ansar al-Sunnah, who invited other insurgent groups to join, the SITE Intelligence Group said. The security agreement would keep U.S. soldiers in Iraq until 2012.

"Such kinds of agreements are not negated by mere statements of condemnation and denunciation," the sheik said. "Rather, there is necessity for work, jihad, fighting those forces the enemy and those who are loyal to them to recant this agreement"

In his speech, the sheik invited over 15 factions to join. Most of them posted statements accepting the invitation, SITE said. Those groups also include the Jihad and Change Front, Islamic Army in Iraq, Hamas-Iraq, and the Mujahedeen Army in Iraq, SITE said.

Parliament must approve the security deal by the end of the year when the U.N. mandate authorizing the U.S. presence expires. But the proposed agreement has drawn sharp criticism, especially within the majority Shiite community. Without an agreement or a new mandate, the U.S. military would have to cease operations in Iraq.
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Terror Networks
Hidden killers driving Al-Qaeda recruitment
2008-01-31
IMAGES of deadly and mysterious insurgents – including Baghdad sniper "Juba" - are replacing notorious terrorists as the spearheads of online jihadi recruitment drives. The move comes as Allied forces kill top al-Qaeda commanders and force the terror groups to create anonymous personas to spread their message of hate. And according to one of the world’s foremost internet terror experts the mythic status of these underground figures is becoming even more effective than videos from Osama bin Laden. Washington-based researcher Evan Kohlmann, a consultant to the US and British Governments, told NEWS.com.au that under this system anyone could become a “star”.

“(Jihadi groups) are trying to create this idea of mystique of these shadowy, mysterious, almost anonymous, figures,” Mr Kohlmann said. “I think that fits into their recruitment strategy - that anyone can become the next (al-Qaeda in Iraq’s figurehead) Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.”
Whoa! Sign me up to become a figment of somebody's imagination!
Mr Kohlmann said after the death of top US target Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who led al-Qaeda’s operations in Iraq, the terror group could not afford to publicise real insurgents. “When these guys pop up for these kind of visibility sessions (the videos), most of which are disseminated across the internet, they’re putting themselves at risk,” he said. “I don’t think it necessarily helped al-Zarqawi, that everyone knew everything about his life and his face was such a marketable thing. After a while it became a liability for him.”

While purported terror chiefs like al-Baghdadi and al-Qaeda general Abu Hamza al-Muhajir keep a lower profile, arguably the most powerful figure used in jihadi propaganda - Baghdad sniper Juba - has resurfaced with another graphic video.

The first Juba video, featuring what appear to be the marksman’s attacks on US troops, appeared in 2005 and quickly became a cult classic among jihadis. US authorities claimed they captured the feared sniper in June 2005 but the following year the anonymous assassin was back. The latest video, created by al-Qaeda rivals the Islamic Army in Iraq, and released last month can be downloaded in nine languages in a variety of formats.

Mr Kolhmann said: “Juba the Baghdad Sniper has become a classic… for supporters of jihad everywhere. There was a guy in Spain who was last year arrested for using the internet to allegedly spread al-Qaeda propaganda… in his spare he was designing his own logos for Juba Sniper and propaganda posters of Juba Sniper.”

Mr Kolhmann said other popular jihadi propaganda included al-Qaeda’s video The Winds of Victory released in 2004 which shows a suicide bomber preparing for martyrdom.
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Iraq
Iraqi Sunni insurgents reject links with 'Awakening'
2008-01-08
The Islamic Army, the main Sunni insurgent group in Iraq, is adamant it will not make common cause with the Sunni militias tackling Al Qaeda with US support, and will instead fight the Americans “to the end.”

“The Islamic Army has nothing to do with the Awakening councils,” Ibrahim al-Shimmari, official spokesman of the Islamic Army in Iraq, told AFP in an email interview.

Self defence: “No one can be a member of the Islamic Army and the Awakening at the same time. Our war is for self-defence and we are targeting those who attacked us.”

The Islamic Army is the most powerful Sunni insurgent group in Iraq. Well-established in the west and mainly Sunni centre-north of the country, the movement represents the nationalist wing of the country’s “resistance.” French academic Jean-Pierre Filiu, an expert on the insurgency, says there are signs of cross-membership between the Awakening and the Islamic Army. “On the evidence, the Islamic Army has a foot in these militia,” Filiu told AFP. “And in any case, they do not fight them.” According to Shimmari, the so-called Sahwa or Awakening forces - Sunni paramilitaries organised by the US military to fight Al Qaeda - have emerged due to the “misconduct” of Al Qaeda. Made up largely of former insurgents, the Awakening councils began their rise more than a year ago in the west of the country, where they put Al Qaeda to flight. They have since proliferated in Baghdad and to the north of the capital with American military support. “The occupation forces seized the opportunity (the conflict between Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgents) and supported the Awakening to help the troop ‘surge’ strategy of (US President George W.) Bush,” said Shimmari.
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Iraq
Terrorists Announce Death of 'Juba, the Baghdad Sniper' (ver. 1.72)
2007-09-24
h/t Jawa Report
A forum connected to al Qaeda has announced the death of 'Juba, the Baghdad sniper'. Several videos produced by The Islamic Army in Iraq purporting to be of 'Juba' began to appear online 2005. A 'Top 10' video went viral and 'Juba' became a pop phenomenon. It also caused outrage when CNN aired clips from the video showing an American being shot and killed.

The announcement of Juba's death claimed that the sniper had left the Islamic Army in Iraq to join al Qaeda when the latter group formed 'The Islamic State of Iraq'. Juba, the announcement claimed, had been betrayed by an informant and 'was killed like a hero'.

On hearing the announcement, the popular Canadian based pro-terror website Jihad Unspun, released a poem lauding 'Juba':
My targets were many
Crusaders and traitors
All on my hit list
For a bullet through their chest
Or mortal wound
As a warning to others

Jihad Unspun is a Google News source.

Of course, the problems with the announcement of 'Juba's' death are many. First, the claim that he left the IAI to join al Qaeda. Possible, but not likely.

Second, the claim that he was killed just a few days ago during Ramadan. In November of last year the Iraqis claimed they had captured a man named Ali Nazar al Jubori and that he was the original Baghdad sniper.

Third, it seems clear that even if there was a Baghdad sniper who called himself 'Juba' (there is a popular myth that the Americans named him that, but it's not true) that the vast majority of sniping videos were not of the same man.

How do we know that 'Juba' could not have been one man? Because the very first Islamic Army in Iraq produced "Juba Top 10 video" included footage of an American soldier being hit near his Humvee. What is not shown in the Juba footage is the fact that the American survived, the sniper was killed, and this "Juba's" sidekick who filmed the incident was captured down the road, videotape in hand.

Juba was a myth created for propaganda purposes by The Islamic Army in Iraq. The same group that murdered American hostage Ronald Schulz and Italian Red Cross worker Enzo Baldoni. This is also the same group that produced the Lee Tucker: Lee's Life for Lies video, which was also a complete fabrication.

So it's not surprising that a group which glorifies the murder of civilian hostages and makes propaganda films showing a 'dead anti-war' soldier would also lie and create a sniper 'hero' named Juba. It's also not surprising that the Islamic State of Iraq would lie about this 'hero' joining al Qaeda before being 'martyred' during Ramadan. After all, al Qaeda in Iraq is the same group that paid an actor to play the part of the leader of The Islamic State of Iraq.

So, we welcome the news that another Baghdad sniper has been killed. But he's not the Juba. If there ever really was a Juba, he was either killed in 2005 or captured in 2006. And if it just so happens that this Juba is the Juba, then all the better.
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Iraq
Insurgent spokesman says Iraq is currently occupied by Iran and US
2007-09-17
Iraq is currently occupied by Iran and the United States but the Persian state is the more dangerous, the spokesman of a leading insurgent group said in remarks aired Sunday. Ibrahim al-Shammari of the Islamic Army in Iraq told Al-Jazeera television that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government claims to be close to the Americans when in fact "the full loyalty is to Iran."

The Islamic Army in Iraq is among the best known insurgent groups in Iraq and consists many former members of Saddam Hussein's army and security agencies. In recent months, members of the group joined a revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq and blamed the terror organization for the killing of several of its cadres.
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Iraq
State of the Sunnii Insurgency iin Iraq: August 2007
2007-08-29
Full 33 page report available at Link

For those who analyze the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, the events of the last year have been remarkably revealing. The drive towards consolidation of power and influence by predominant insurgent organizations has created unprecedented internal friction and has demonstrated—quite vividly at times—that the Sunni militants at war with the U.S. and Iraqi governments are far from a monolithic threat. Indeed, these groups often are markedly distinct from each other—structurally, ideologically, and politically. Under public pressure from fellow Sunni insurgents, Al-Qaida’s network in Iraq has been forced into constantly attempting to justify and defend its use of suicide bombings and foreign fighters. The growing backlash against Al-Qaida’s network in Iraq represents the first real crack within the Sunni insurgency, and is likely the best available opportunity to leverage homegrown Iraqi Sunni nationalism against the countervailing forces of transnational Salafi jihadists. Yet, at least as of now, it is still not clear if the U.S. and Iraqi governments fully understand this opportunity, nor if they are doing their utmost to take advantage of it. To successfully end the insurgency in Iraq, the U.S. must reach an understanding with not only tribal elements, but local Sunni political and religious forces as well.

It should be understated that while there is currently strong animosity between Al-Qaida and the IAI, they still share enough in common that—albeit under limited circumstances—the two groups could nonetheless reconcile in the future and even resume cooperation with each other. The IAI has taken pains to limit its criticisms to Al-Qaida’s regional franchise in Iraq and emphasize its continuing political support for Usama Bin Laden and the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. On May 14, the IAI-led Reformation and Jihad Front issued a statement paying their respects to the “martyred” military commander of the Taliban, Mullah Dadullah. Dedicating poetry in his honor, the RJF called Dadullah a “knight among knights” and “blessed Afghan lion”: “he fought well and [his life] represents a wonderful example in sacrifice and jihad.”133 A week after declaring its June truce with Al-Qaida in Iraq, the IAI issued a second statement reassuring its supporters, “the peace agreement between us and Al Qaida in Mesopotamia is still standing and effective and we are holding fast in safeguarding the blood of the mujahideen.”134 As long as Sunni insurgents in Iraq face an existential external threat, either in the form of encroachment from the U.S. or neighboring Iran, they will tend consolidate their joint efforts together with Al-Qaida. The IAI has complained bitterly about the U.S. “handing… control over the whole region to the Persian [Shiite] monster… Yes, Bush has achieved remarkable success for the Persian Iranian strategy and the area has become an easy prey for the Persians!”135 Facing an impossible choice between Iranian domination or else a distasteful partnership with Al-Qaida, even the IAI would likely feel compelled to make certain compromises for the sake of Sunni unity.

Conversely, once that external threat becomes overshadowed by the typical fanatical excesses of Al-Qaida, then the focus will gradually turn back towards internal Iraqi politics. Even the most trivial of issues can become potential fodder for heated words and sharp divisions. A former faction of the 1920 Revolution Brigades known as “Hamas in Iraq” (nominally associated with the Muslim Brotherhood) has recently attracted the ire of Al-Qaida supporters by issuing an official statement congratulating the Iraqi national soccer team in their victory in the Asian Cup in late July 2007.136 In an open letter to the American people, the IAI has emphasized the comparatively “reasonable” nature of its political demands and has insisted, “our message to the [U.S.] Congress was clear a long time ago: to pass a law requiring the withdrawal of your forces within a specific duration, making it an obligation… and hand over the country to its real people, not to Iran and its agents… The American administration has deceived its nation and has claimed that Iran is a strong country, but the truth is that [Iran]… was helped by Bush instead of weakening it.”137

Regardless of its ultimate outcome, the recent infighting between Al-Qaida and more mainstream Sunni insurgents has shed significant light on the debate over the “fictionality” of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and the extent to which the “Islamic State of Iraq” is nothing more than a “virtual organization on the Internet.” Despite harsh language and specific public warnings, both the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI) and the 1920 Revolution Brigades continue to refuse to refer to Al-Qaida by its self-appointed title as the “Islamic State.” The same two groups have repeatedly shown little personal respect whatsoever for ISI “Amir al-Mumineen” Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, despite his “elite” sanctified status. The IAI’s repeated allegations about the ISI should be considered as admissions against their own natural interests and have arguably caused irreversible damage to Al-Qaida’s reputation and credibility in Iraq. Yet even the actions of Al-Qaida’s own professed allies create doubt over the legitimacy of the “Islamic State of Iraq.” Despite having ample opportunities to do so, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army continues to uneasily—and seemingly inexplicably—abstain from officially joining the ISI. In the face of this mounting evidence, one cannot help but conclude that the ISI still represents more of an aspirational political cover for Al-Qaida’s terrorist operations than a functioning reality on the ground.

Resolving the Sunni insurgency and returning peace to Iraq will require a more nuanced solution than either simply increasing levels of military forces or, conversely, an unconditional withdrawal from Iraq. Above all else, there must be an energetic effort to coopt local Sunni leaders and negotiate their participation in a thoroughly-reformed and more equitably-shared Iraqi government. As long as a majority of Sunnis continue to suspiciously regard the regime in Baghdad and its litany of security services as corrupt beyond redemption, it will be nearly impossible to convince Sunni fighters to lay down their weapons as a basic matter of self-defense. Needless to say, withdrawing from Iraq without first achieving a stable balance of power between Sunnis and Shiites will not only lead to the collapse of the current Iraqi government, but moreover, it could potentially spark a desperate and bloody sectarian war pitting Sunni insurgents against Shiite militiamen—a war in which only the ruthless fanatics from Al-Qaida would stand to gain.
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Iraq
Iraqi Army Forces detain one extremist leader, four others in operation near Kirkuk
2007-07-08
TAJI – Iraqi Army Forces detained one extremist cell leader and four other suspected terrorists during an operation west of Kirkuk July 5. The suspected cell leader is believed to be a facilitator for the Islamic Army in Iraq. He is allegedly responsible for obtaining the vehicle used in a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack in Makmoor May 13. The suspected cell leader is also believed to have obtained weapons for the Islamic Army in Iraq to be used in future attacks. Four other suspected terrorists were detained during the operation. Coalition Forces served as advisors during the operation. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during the operation.
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Iraq
Rival militants in Iraq reach truce with al-Qaida
2007-06-07
A rival Islamic militant group reached a cease-fire with al-Qaida in Iraq Wednesday, said the group's spokesman.

The conflict between the Islamic Army in Iraq and al-Qaida in Iraq had intensified in recent months. "This agreement is based on a cease-fire between the two parties that bans all armed acts and all other activities that could cause attrition," Ibrahim al-Shimmari, spokesman for the Islamic Army in Iraq, told Al-Jazeera television. "The armistice started at dawn Wednesday." Al-Jazeera showed a copy of the cease-fire, which stipulated "halting all escalation, including media" and "establishing a judicial committee on pending issues between the two parties."
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Iraq
Fighting exposes rift between Qaeda, Iraqi groups -
2007-06-06
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes on the streets of Baghdad between one of Iraq's main home-grown insurgent groups and members of an al Qaeda-led militant movement have exposed a deepening rift within Iraq's Sunni Arab-led insurgency.

Last week's battle for control of the Baghdad suburb of Amiriya was the first between Sunni Arab insurgent groups, who had previously maintained an uneasy alliance against U.S. and Iraqi security forces.

U.S. and Iraqi officials hope al Qaeda will lose crucial allies and become increasingly isolated in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq, where their ruthless tactics, including bombings that have killed thousands, have alienated many.

After 48 hours of fighting between al Qaeda and the Islamic Army in Iraq, calm has returned to the streets of Amiriya.

But the battle has continued on the Internet.

Until recently, Web postings from different insurgent groups almost always complimented each other for their claims of responsibility for attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces, as well as killing members of the majority Shi'ite community.

Now statements from al Qaeda and the Islamic Army posted on a Web site used by insurgent groups openly attack each other.

Al Qaeda followers also post abusive messages aimed at leaders of the Islamic Army. One called them "dogs", a grave insult in the Arab world

The Islamic Army, a large group of mainly former supporters of Saddam Hussein and ex-army officers, denied al Qaeda allegations they started the fighting in Amiriya by blowing up a man who tried to erase anti-al Qaeda graffiti.

In an audio statement posted on the Web site, Islamic Army spokesman Ali al-Nuaimi blamed al Qaeda leaders for the fighting and said the al Qaeda-led Islamic State of Iraq had turned Sunni cities into "ghost towns".

"We hold Abu Hamza al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi responsible for what their followers have done to Sunnis," Nuaimi said, referring to al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri and the head of an umbrella group they set up.

"They should fear their outcome between God's hands on the day of resurrection," he said, adding that al Qaeda had killed 40 Islamic Army militants to date, including senior figures.

A barrage of insults from al Qaeda sympathizers followed the posting of the Islamic Army audio statement on Monday. Pro-al Qaeda moderators closed the page after deleting the message of one outnumbered participant who had cursed the group.

The al Qaeda-led Islamic State, angered by another Islamic Army spokesman's comments to television channel al Jazeera, described members of the group as "backstabbers".

"This has to be settled, either by leaving the backstabber or by confronting him and making him abide by God's laws to repent," the group said in an online statement.

Iraqi analyst Hazim al-Nuaimi said the infighting was not surprising given al Qaeda's increasing unpopularity among Sunni Arabs, many of whom reject its indiscriminate killings and hardline brand of Islam.

This battle was expected because al Qaeda has angered Iraqis by disregarding their well-being during their fight. This could be in the interest of home-grown groups who may increase their popularity by standing up to al Qaeda," he said.

Some Sunni Arab tribes in western Anbar province, long a safe haven for al Qaeda, have fought militants from the group for weeks and say they have gained control over large areas of the desert province.

U.S. and Iraqi officials, eager to end the violence that threatens to fracture Iraq, have sought to isolate al Qaeda, often describing them as "irreconcilable", while other insurgent groups are considered "reconcilable".

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Iraq
Red on Red
2007-05-14
Newly formed insurgent group accuses al-Qaida of killing 12 of its senior members

CAIRO, Egypt: A newly formed Islamic militant group accused al-Qaida of killing 12 of its senior members in Baghdad's Dora neighborhood in a statement posted Monday on its Web site. The Peoples Front of Judaea Jihad and Reform Front described Saturday's killings as a "catastrophe that befell on us" and urged the Judaean Peoples Front al-Qaida to hand over the culprits to be tried by its Islamic court, the posting said.

The group was formed by merging the Popular Front for the Liberation of Judaea Islamic Army in Iraq, the Judaean Popular Front Mujahideen Army and some senior leaders from the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Judaea Sharia Commission of Ansar al-Sunnah, according to the Front's founding notice, posted two weeks ago. But leaflets recently plastered on walls in the western city of Fallujah said the Most Popular Front for the Liberation of Judaea, Really, and Don't You Believe those Other Heretics 1920 Revolution Brigades had joined the Front as well.

"Twelve of our mujahideen, mostly field commanders from the Judaean Popular Front Mujahideen Army, were killed in a perfidious ambush set up by some of our past comrades whom we did not expect to betray us in such a cruel and barbaric way," the Front said in Monday's statement. According to the group, its emergence angered "those who work in darkness and who try to bury the newborn (Front) using the most savage means of hostilities and betrayal."

"We consider the al-Qaida organization fully responsible for this heinous crime and call upon them to adopt the true religious stand by handing over ... the criminal killers to the religious court of the Jihad and Reform Front," the statement said.

In its founding notice, the Front implied it was against al-Qaida extremist ideology and indiscriminate attacks on Shiite Muslims or other civilians. "The mujahideen's (Front's) military actions target the occupier and the agents and not innocent civilians . . . to endeavor to gain the confidence of the Muslims in general," it said.
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The formation of the new group indicates the deepening rift between al-Qaida and Sunni guerrilla groups and tribes, especially in the Anbar area. These Sunnis are turning against al-Qaida because of its sheer brutality and austere religious extremism. Some militants have been negotiating with the government to join the political process.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Judaea Islamic Army of Iraq, which has said it opposes al-Qaida's claim to establishing the Islamic state, accused al-Qaida last month of killing 30 of its members. The Most Popular Front for the Liberation of Judaea, Really 1920 Revolution Brigades accused al-Qaida in March of assassinating one of its leaders, Reg Harith Dhaher al-Dhari.

The rift prompted Omar al-Baghdadi, the head of al-Qaida's umbrella group, Amalgamated Fronts for the Popular Liberation of Judaea the Islamic State of Iraq, to appeal to all militants in an audiotape last month to please don't kill me stop spilling each others' blood and unite against the Americans and the government.
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