Ansar al-Sunnah Claims Responsibility for Devastating Attacks In Arbeil, Baakouba and Samraa, Iraq

The Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) ^ | 2005 May 4

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The Military Corps of the Iraqi insurgent group, Ansar al-Sunnah issued three communiqués, posted on the group’s official website, claiming responsibility for three car bomb attacks in the cities of Arbeil [Irbil?], Baakouba [Baquba] and Samraa [Samarra?] today.

The first communiqué details the devastating attack on a recruitment center in Arbeil, stating that this attack “is a response to our brothers who are being held in your jails and to your converters of the Bashmarka Forces who sided with the Americans against our people in Fallujah, Mosul, and Baghdad and everywhere in Muslim lands. “

According to media reports the attack killed at least 50 people and wounded over 100.

Additionally, the group also claimed responsibility for attacking two American convoys, one near Baakouba and a second near Samraa. The attacks destroyed several Humvee vehicles and caused damage and injuries to the soldiers, according to the group’s statement.

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