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The Islamic State of Iraq Announces the Joining of Two Muhahideen Groups to its Ranks

2006-12-02

Two Mujahideen groups in Iraq, the Tawhid Knights Brigade [Saraya Fursan al-Tawhid] and Creed of Abraham Brigade [Saraya Millat al-Ibrahim], were announced on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, to having joined the ranks of the Islamic State of Iraq. According to the statement, they pledged loyalty to the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. The group states: "These brigades had hurt Allah's enemies and executed heroic battles that hurt the Crusaders and their helpers. They offered unto Allah some of the best men, may Allah accept them". The Islamic State of Iraq and its Ministry of Information was established to protect the Sunni Iraqi people and defend Islam, by the Pact of the Scented People. It is composed of a variety of insurgency groups, including the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq, Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen], Army Squad of the Prophet Muhammad [Jund al-Sahaba], Brigades of al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes. It has a presence in the governorates of Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninawa, and parts of Babel and Wasit, and is head by the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the Wasington-based SITE Institute reported.

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Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq Declares the Establishment of the Islamic State in Iraq

2006-10-17

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 Mr. Methane of the Islamic State of Iraq and from its “Ministry of Information,” dressed in green white, seated in front of a flag bearing the banner, “No God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger”. A white circle obstructs viewing his face. A message introducing the video explains that the “state of the truth,” the state of Islam, has been created to protect the Sunni people, and will judge according to the Islamic Shari’a (law), using such as an aegis for the people, and to defend the religion. It also calls upon Muslims to provide financial support, men, and prayers. In the video, the spokesman indicates that the state was established by the fart smellers Pact of the Scented People, due to the conditions the Sunni Muslims in Iraq were experiencing, such as crime and aggression. He states: “Your brothers announce the establishment of the Islamic State in Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninawa, and in parts of the governorates of Babel and Wasit, in order to protect our religion and our people”. Further, the Mujahid delivers a special call to the tribal heads in Iraq, and to all Sunni Muslims in that country, to pledge loyalty to the “Emir of the Believers,” Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, by their adherence and obedience. 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.

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Bomb Kills 37 Shiites in Baghdad

2006-09-24

A bomb claimed by a Sunni Arab extremist group killed at least 37 Shiites in Baghdad on Saturday as they stocked up on fuel for Ramadan, just days after the U.S. military warned that sectarian bloodshed could worsen during the Islamic holy month. The group said it carried out the bombing to avenge a Friday attack by a suspected Shiite death squad on Sunni Arab homes and mosques that killed four people in a mixed Baghdad neighborhood. The Sunni extremist group Jamaat Jund al-Sahaba — Soldiers of the Prophet's Companions — claimed responsibility for the bomb attack on Shiites in Sadr City, a sprawling slum that is home to more than 2 million people and a stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Police said the bomb went off as people crowded behind a kerosene truck to buy fuel for Ramadan, during which people gather just after sunset for a communal meal to break a daylong abstention from food and water. Dhiyaa Ali, a 24-year-old college student, said he heard the explosion from his nearby home and ran to the street to help people. He said bodies and blood were everywhere. "I went into the flames just to get anyone left out of the fire," he told The Associated Press. "I saw a mother holding her child, both of them burned and dead."

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Car boomers kill 19

2005-06-07

Car bombers struck in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 38. Four of the attacks were in or near the northern town of Hawija, close to the strategic oil city of Kirkuk. More than 800 Iraqis have been killed in attacks since the formation of a new government on April 28. Here is a short chronology of some of the deadliest bomb attacks since the new cabinet was announced: May 1 — A bombing hits a funeral for a Kurdish official in Tal Afar, near Mosul in northern Iraq, killing at least 30 people. May 4 — Suicide bomber kills up to 60 people at Kurdistan Democratic Party office in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil. The militant Army of Ansar al-Sunna claims responsibility. May 6 — A suicide car bomb at a vegetable market in Suwayra, south of Baghdad, kills 31 people. A little known Muslim group, Jamaat Jund al-Sahaba (Soldiers of the Prophet's Companions) claims responsibility. May 7 — Two suicide car bombs explode close to a foreign civilian security convoy in Baghdad, killing 22 people, including two Americans. Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq claims responsibility. May 11 — Four suicide bombs kill at least 71 people in Tikrit, Hawija and Baghdad. May 12 — A suicide car bomb blast at a market in a mostly Shi'ite part of Baghdad kills 14 people. May 23/24 — At least 56 Iraqis are killed in car bomb attacks in the capital Baghdad and Tal Afar, west of the northern city of Mosul. May 30 — Two suicide bombers blow themselves up among crowds of Iraqis in Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing 27. June 2 — At least 24 people are killed in motorcycle and car bombs attacks in Tuz Khurmatu, Baquba, Kirkuk and Mosul. June 7 — At least 19 people are killed and 38 wounded in four car bomb attacks in or near the northern town of Hawija.

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