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Al-Qaeda website praises al-Zarqawi join up Cairo, Egypt - Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network appears to have confirmed in an online magazine that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, responsible for much of the violence in Iraq, has joined forces with the international terror group. The editorial in al-Qaeda's bimonthly online military publication Al-Battar Camp praised the decision by al-Zarqawi, leader of the Tawhid and Jihad group in Iraq, to join forces. "That the leader of the Tawhid and Jihad group announced his allegiance to the sheikh of holy war and holy warriors in our time, Abu Abdallah Osama bin Laden... is a good omen for victory," said an editorial in the bimonthly al-Qaeda military publication Al-Battar Camp. Tawhid and Jihad, which has claimed responsibility for many of the attacks in Iraq, declared its allegiance to bin Laden two weeks ago, citing the need for unity against "the enemies of Islam". The group now calls itself al-Qaeda in Iraq, but some had been unconvinced that al-Qaeda recognised the pledge of allegiance. The editorial appeared to dispel those doubts, although the authenticity of such Internet magazines can never be confirmed. The editorial also urged Sunni Muslim fighters in Iraq to join hands with bin Laden to defeat what it calls the Crusaders, urging them to take al-Zarqawi's move as a model. "We are urging all the leaders of Sunni holy warriors to fight for God's word to prevail over that of the infidels, to join hands with the leader of Islam's soldiers today, Osama bin Laden," the editorial said. The leaders of Sunni Muslim fighters in Iraq "should follow the lead of holy warrior leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, may God keep him, who initiated this good precedent, may God reward him," the magazine said. It said bin Laden would bring "victory (over) infidels from the atheist Crusaders". Al-Battar, Arabic for "sharp sword", is a slick Web magazine featuring a table of contents and op-ed page and a letters to the editor section. - Sapa-AP ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
