08.06.2007 - Source: Human Rights Watch

Insurgent group named Islamic State of Iraq announced that it had executed 2 US soldiers who went missing in May 2007 ("Execution of Captive Soldiers Violates the Laws of War") [ID 20481]

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02.06.2007 - Source: BBC News

Baghdad: Sunni fighters fight militants linked to al-Qaeda in a sign of growing splits among insurgents ("Rival Sunni groups clash in Iraq") [ID 20683]

"Iraqi Sunni fighters have been battling militants linked to al-Qaeda in a suburb of Baghdad, in a sign of growing rivalry among Sunni insurgents. Residents of Amiriya in Baghdad have been joined by Sunni militants from nationalist groups in an effort to expel al-Qaeda fighters."

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16.12.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Mujahideen Battalions helped by former military scientists ("original document (English)") [ID 10692]

"(Al­Mada) ­ Cells of the so­called helped by former military industrialization engineers and Iraqi army men could develop a Farooq 1 missile with a range of 26km. The cells have already succeeded in testing this missile, which last month hit many military targets of the US Army in different areas of Ninawa Province. The Mujahideen Battalions issued an announcement saying there also have been attempts to manufacture other weapons. A security source in Ninawa told Al­Mada that local missiles hit targets of the multi­national forces, which were silent about this issue. (Al­Mada is issued daily by Al­Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.)"

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10.11.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Islamic Army in Iraq will attack about twenty specific targets in Iraq ("original document") [ID 10649]

"(Addustour) - "The Islamic Army in Iraq" yesterday declared that its fighters would attack about twenty specific targets in Iraq in reply to the US offensive in Fallujah. This group issued an "immediate and important" announcement calling upon "Mujahideen to be mobilised" and to attack twenty targets. The most prominent targets are the presidential palace along with the ministries of interior, finance, oil, and defence.
(Addustour is an independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh.)"

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05.11.2004 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Ansar Al-Sunnah Army killed Iraqi National Guard officer ("original document") [ID 10630]

"ANSAR AL-SUNNAH ARMY DECAPITATES IRAQI OFFICER. The militant group Ansar Al-Sunnah Army posted a statement on its website (http://www.ansaralsunnah.i8.com) on 3 November claiming to have killed an Iraqi National Guard officer. The statement was accompanied by two photographs of the victim, Major Husayn Shanun, before and after the beheading. The group claims in the statement that militant operations in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have "caused the Crusaders to lose sleep." "We can see that the power of the soldiers of God has increased and that the remnants of the Crusaders and their supporters have decreased," the statement adds. The statement claims Shanun took part in operations alongside multinational forces in Mosul, and was later captured by the Al-Dhil (Shadow) Brigade of Ansar Al-Sunnah. It says Shanun confessed during interrogation to his actions, and was killed by the group. RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reported last week that large numbers of militants have moved into Mosul and many groups are hiring children to hand out fliers on the streets that threaten citizens and promote the militants' message. (Kathleen Ridolfo)"

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08.09.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Sadr City: Al-Hussein Army, SADR SPLINTER GROUP RESUMES FIGHTING ("original document") [ID 10625]

"(Al-Mada) - Street fighting resumed in Sadr City between US forces and remnants of the Mahdi Army loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. News reports say Sheikh Abdul Hadi al-Darragi, who formerly directed the Sadr office in Sadr city, has separated from the Sadr movement and established something called the al-Hussein army. He said Muqtada had not kept the agreements the two made. Darragi has the support of his large and powerful tribe. He has vowed to keep resisting the Americans until martyrdom.
(Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.)"

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