Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Chris McConnel]

Hand over al-Zarqawi, Fallujah residents warned

Associated Press

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Baghdad — Iraq's interim prime minister threatened Wednesday to launch military action against the main insurgent stronghold of Fallujah if residents do not hand over Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

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Fallujah, in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland, is believed to be a stronghold of Mr. al-Zarqawi's organization, Tawhid and Jihad, which has kidnapped and beheaded numerous foreigners and has carried out a number of bloody bombing attacks.

“If they do not turn in al-Zarqawi and his group, we will carry out operations in Fallujah,” Ayad Allawi told a meeting of the interim National Council on Wednesday. “We will not be lenient.”


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