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Iraqi Islamic Extremist Groups Cooperating with Al-Qaida

By Evan Kohlmann

The Al-Rijjal Brigade--an Iraqi insurgent group led by "Abu Abdullah al-Qurashi"--has announced that it has officially sworn allegiance to Al-Qaida's Committee in Iraq and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.  Separately, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army  has issued a statement claiming responsibility for a bombing ambush on Iraqi police in Kirkuk, allegedly carried out with the cooperation of "a number of our fighting brothers from Al-Qaida's Committee."

Click to view English translations c/o Globalterroralert.com:
- Apr. 13 statement from the leader of the Al-Rijjal Brigade
- Apr. 14 claim from Ansar al-Sunnah of bombing in Kirkuk

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