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July 9, 2007
Red On Red: 'Leader of al-Qaida front group in Iraq threatens war against Iran'
Topics: IraqIn a "not sure whether to laugh or cry" scenario for the West, the leader of an al-Qaida umbrella group in Iraq is threatening to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shi'ites in Iraq within two months.
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who leads the group Islamic State in Iraq, said his Sunni fighters have been preparing for four years to wage a battle against Shi'ite-dominated Iran.You gotta love it when our enemies go after each other; regardless of who wins, it's a win-win for the U.S. Just pull our guys back and let the Islamists go after each other for a while. Maybe in the end, the Iraqis will figure out that the U.S. is their best chance to live in peace. On the more serious side, however, the threat emphasizes how close the Middle East is to all out conflict with multiple players, all very radical and a great threat to world peace."We are giving the Persians, and especially the rulers of Iran, a two-month period to end all kinds of support for the Iraqi Shi'ite government and to stop direct and indirect intervention ... otherwise a severe war is waiting for you," he said in the 50-minute audiotape released Sunday. The tape, which could not be independently verified, was posted on a Web site commonly used by insurgent groups.
Iraq's Shi'ite-led government is backed by the US but closely allied to Iran. The United States accuses Iran of arming and financing Shi'ite militias in Iraq - charges Teheran denies.
In the recording, al-Baghdadi also gave Sunnis and Arab countries doing business in Iran or with Iranians a two-month deadline to cease their ties.
Posted by Richard at July 9, 2007 9:08 AM
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