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Iraq

Jihadi Groups Fighting In Diyala Usg

Juan Cole 06/26/2007

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Jihadi Groups fighting in Diyala

The USG Open Source Center translates an account of Jihadi groups fighting in Buhriz, a town of Diyala province. The account demonstrates how complex the groups are, that are being lumped together by the press as “al-Qaeda.” The Islamic State of Iraq is usually described as a front for ‘al-Qaeda,’ even though it is unlikely that they have anything to do with Usama Bin Laden. The pro-coalition “Tariq al-Hashimi Brigades” or tribal levies are loyal to the Iraqi vice president (a Sunni Arab) of that name.

‘Brother in Diyala’ Claims ‘Heavy Fighting’ in Bahraz [Buhriz] Between Jihadist Groups, ‘Occupation’
Jihadist Websites — OSC Summary
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Terrorism: ‘Brother in Diyala’ Claims ‘Heavy Fighting’ in Bahraz [Buhriz] Between Jihadist Groups, ‘Occupation’ On 11 June, a forum participant posted a statement to a jihadist website claiming that groups from The Islamic State of Iraq, Ansar al-Sunnah Group, Al-Mujahidin Army, and the Monotheists Army are engaged in “heavy fighting” with the “occupation” army and Tarik al-Hashemi militias in Al-Sinai neighborhood of the town of Bahraz, but no other details were provided. The statement was allegedly “quoted by a brother in Diyala.”

A translation of the statement follows:

“The State (Islamic of Iraq), Ansar al-Sunnah Group, Al-Mujahidin Army, and the Monotheists Army are fighting side by side in Bahraz [Buhriz]. Praise be to God.

“Heavy fighting erupted in the town of Bahraz between the resistance and the occupation and Tarik al-Hashemi militias which are described by the occupation as tribal militias. The heavy fighting is taking place in the Al-Sinai (Industrial) neighborhood of the town of Bahraz. The soldiers of The Islamic State of Iraq are joining Ansar al-Sunnah Group, Al-Mujahidin Army (Al-Jihad and Reformation Front), and the Monotheists Army. The occupation is using military helicopters, tanks, and hundreds of soldiers.

“Quoted by a brother in Diyala.”

Filed Under: Iraq

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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