Iraq: First Shia Al-Qaeda cell 'uncovered'

[sabra]

Source: Adnkronos

Baghdad, 29 April (AKI) - Iraqi police claim for the first time to have uncovered an Al-Qaeda cell containing three Shia members, Iraq's interior ministry said, quoted by pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat. The ministry said the cell operated in the area around the city of Diwaniya, 180 kilometres south of Baghdad, and carried out numerous attacks and targeted killings.

One of the cell's alleged Shia members was a police officer employed by the interior ministry, it said.

"The investigations began on 9 April, just days after the series of bombings in Baghdad," interior ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Raghif said.

"We received information that a policeman from al-Doura helped the terrorists drive through numerous police and Iraqi army checkpoints in Baghdad to carry out the car bombings."

The policeman was arrested and confessed to the crime, Raghif was quoted as saying.


Read more: http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3259878969

[Teaser]

1. I have my doubts about this

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[cliffordu]

2. I wonder if he was enthusiastically interrogated

[Coventina]

3. Wha? What happened to AQ's attitude that a Shia is worse than a Jew?

I remember an Iranian explaining that AQ was something that the US and Iran could agree upon because AQ feels justified in killing any Shia at any time for no other reason than that they are Shia.

[Winterblues]

4. Isn't Al Qaeda Sunni?

I could have sworn they were not on good terms with Shia and that is why they don't get along with Iran at all and get all their main support from Saudi Arabia...

[xchrom]

5. um -- i don't think you can do that. nt

[Crowman1979]

6. Yeah, what's next? An Uncircumcised Jewish man? Or Christians against Christ?

[Taverner]

7. OH NOES - there are 3 of them!!! Add one more and its a MOVEMENT!!!!!

fear fear, terra terra