New Iraq Al-Qaeda Audio - Aim To Create Islamic Iraq
By Jeffrey Imm
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (aka Abu Ayyub al-Masri), released an audio message that said Al Qaeda has 12,000 fighters at the ready in Iraq who "had vowed to die for God's sake" - with 10,000 more waiting in the wings. His audio message was titled "There is No Rule, but that of Allah".
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir stated: "I tell the commander of the faithful, the honorable Sheikh Abu Omar al-Baghdadi: I have put 12,000 Al-Qaeda fighters at the disposal of the Islamic state of Iraq". Terror leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir says the first phase of the jihad is now over and the next phase will be to build Iraq as an Islamic nation: "We announce today the end of a phase of the jihad (holy war) and the start of a new one... to usher in the project of an Islamic caliphate and restore Islam's glory".
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir also stated: "The victory day has come faster than we expected," he says. "Here is the Islamic nation in Iraq victorious against the tyrant. The enemy is incapable of fighting on and has no choice but to run away."
He called on other insurgent groups to join the Al Qaeda efforts: "We have to be unified by the sword, even though disagreements exist between us"... "Go where God has ordered you to go and know that we are with you. We are your soldiers and your men".
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir also made threats against the White House and Jerusalem. He stated "We will not rest from our Jihad until we are under the olive trees of Rumieh and we have destroyed the dirty black house -- which is called the White House". Rumieh appears to be a reference to the Mount of Olive in Jerusalem.
Terror leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir also sought to kill more US soldiers: "We haven't had enough of your blood yet", and he presented his view on the US mid-term elections: "The American people have put their feet on the right path by ... realizing their president's betrayal in supporting Israel," the terror leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last elections."
Major Sources:
New Audio Message from Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, "There is No Rule, but that of Allah" - SITE Institute
Al-Qaida in Iraq claims it's winning war - Associated Press
Purported Iraq al Qaeda tape to U.S.: Jihad not over - CNN
Al-Qaeda aims to create an Islamic Iraq - Mideast Online
New Alleged Al Qaeda Tape - CBS
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By Jeffrey Imm
Al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (aka Abu Ayyub al-Masri), released an audio message that said Al Qaeda has 12,000 fighters at the ready in Iraq who “had vowed to die f... [Read More]
