Urgent: Abu Reesha assasinated…Update…Anbar Salvation Council accuses the Iraqi government
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about ten days ago, somebody posted this on Aljazeera Talk [click on the image to enlarge], it says:
Islamic State of Iraq decided to kill Abu-Reesha in Ramadan by God willing, let Abu-Reesha know that we are watching even in Amman-Jordan and we will crash him.
Reported right now on Alarabiya, State of emergency declared in Anbar, explosive device planted at the entrance of his house [farm] in Ramadi.
—-update—-
Reported right now, Anbar Salvation Council, accuses the Iraqi government of masterminding the assignation of Abu-Reesha.
—-end update—-
Alarbiya interviewed Abu-Reesha’s assistant
Sheikh Ali Hatem: This is a heavy blow done by Al-Qaida organization.
Anchorwoman: What about Iran role in this?
Sheikh Ali Hatem: It is Al-Qaeda, they threatened to assassinate him in Ramadan in a Telephone call.
Anchorwoman: Are they comeback? [Al-Qaeda]
Sheikh Ali Hatem: Yes, and very strong
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The political fallout of the murder inside of Iraq may well exceed Abu Risha’s actual role in Sunni politics. More later. UPDATE: Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination.According to an Iraqi blogger,Abu Risha’s tribal rival Ali Hatem Sulayman blamed al-Qaeda for the assassination during an al-Arabiya interview (I didn’t see it). The insurgency’s forums are joyous, with “Allahu Akbars” everywhere.
the central Iraqi government long. The attack was al Qaeda and it will solidify the “awakening” Wishful thinking, but as this weeks testimony has made clear: all we really have is hope. On a side note, Sheik Abu Risha’s Anbar Salvation Councilis blaming the Iraqi government for the murder… Aside from pointing out how complex the situation is in Iraq and even in the homogeneous al Anbar province as discussed above, it says a lot about the likelihood of the “awakening” becoming friend to the current Baghdad government. Posted by Geoff
@ Outstanding, LadyBird, outstanding…