That’s the opening line from a letter by Kenyan named `Uthman Turawari. `Uthman relates that he had high hopes for the jihad in Iraq. But the more he read about it, the more he saw that the Jihadis were willing to compromise the principle of bara’ (shunning anyone who differs from them ideologically). Rather than [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Islamic State of Iraq’
“I Am a Kenyan From the Savannah and This is My Story with the Islamic State of Iraq”
Posted: 25th May 2008 by Will McCants in Islamic Army in Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, KenyaTags: Islamic Army in Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Kenya
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Letter from a Jihadi in Iraq
Posted: 22nd May 2008 by Will McCants in IraqTags: Baghdadi, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Mosul
On May 10, Ekhlaas member Muhibb al-Amir al-Baghdidi (Fan of Commander Baghdadi) posted a letter he received from a certain Abu Hurayra. Muhibb claims that Abu Hurayra is “one of the soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq.” Here’s the letter: In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. My dear brother, precious to [...]