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Iraqi al-Qaeda Group to Track Down 'Traitors'

Islamic State of Iraq vows to kill those who align with US

By Kate Schwartz,  Newser User

Posted Sep 15, 2007 11:31 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Thursday's assassination of a Sunni tribal leader was the first in what an al-Qaeda front group warns will be the fate of all who cooperate with the US, reports the AP. The Islamic State of Iraq announced on Islamist websites that "special security committees" will track down "traitors" who support the Shiite-led government.

The group claimed responsibility for the assassination of Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, who led the anti-al-Qaeda uprising in Anbar, the center of the Sunni insurgency until the dramatic turnaround by the local sheiks. It separately announced a new offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in honor of the founder of al-Qaeda in Iraq, killed last year.

Lt. Gen, Raymond Odierno, second from right, the second in command in Iraq, arrives at the funeral of Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, founder of Anbar Awakening, in Iraq's Anbar province in the provincial capital of Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. The...
Lt. Gen, Raymond Odierno, second from right, the second in command in Iraq, arrives at the funeral of Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, founder of Anbar Awakening, in Iraq's Anbar province in the provincial...   (Associated Press)
Sheih Efan weeps over the coffin of Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, founder of Anbar Awakening, in Iraq's Anbar province in the provincial capital of Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. The most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaida in...
Sheih Efan weeps over the coffin of Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, founder of Anbar Awakening, in Iraq's Anbar province in the provincial capital of Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Friday,...   (Associated Press)
Sheik Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, right, founder of Anbar Awakening, arrives for a meeting with tribal leaders in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. The most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Risha was killed Thursday...
Sheik Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, right, founder of Anbar Awakening, arrives for a meeting with tribal leaders in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. The...   (Associated Press)
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