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Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq": "A Letter to the Knights of Baghdad"

By Evan Kohlmann

The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, leader of Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI) titled, “A Letter to the Knights of Baghdad”. In his statement, al-Muhajir argued that “the big [martyrdom] deeds that are bold and unique are an absolute necessity in breaking the bones of kuffar in continuing the liquidation war, using all Jihad methods, as these cannot be given up at all.” He urged his followers to spend “everyday thinking, even for one hour, in solitary, about how to defeat a certain hardship and how to advance a certain weapon and how to ambush a certain target…”

A complete English translation of Abu Hamza al-Muhajir's letter can be accessed via the NEFA Foundation website.