Malaysia is reportedly to be organising an international Muslim
force to help Iraq keep the peace and rebuild itself...howver, this
latest salvo by Al-Zarqawi's militants show that even Muslim
nations are not spared the threat of kidnapping if their forces
enter Iraq.Al-Zarqawi and his band of thugs are not interested in a
peaceful and developing Iraq because they have their own agenda for
power.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A Web site message
purportedly from a group linked to suspected terrorist mastermind
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi warned Muslims and Arab countries against
sending troops to Iraq and specifically threatened Japan.
Two Islamist militant Web sites posted a message said to be from
Unification and Jihad's military wing, the Khaled ibn Waleed
Brigade.
CNN cannot authenticate the source of the message, which was dated
Tuesday.
Part of the message was addressed to Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey,
Iran, the Gulf states, Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's most
populous Muslim country, as well as to Arab and Islamic
companies.
"We in the Unification and Jihad warn Arab and Muslim governments
from sending troops to Iraq and supporting the American forces and
its allies," said the message, adding that the group "will not
stand still if any Arab or Muslim troops are sent."
The message also said that the militants "are warning for the last
time" that they will "hit with an iron hand all those who will
support the Americans/Allawi and his group," referring to interim
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
Allawi said last week he had sent formal requests to India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Morocco and Oman for troop
contributions.
The other message addressed the Japanese government, which has 550
humanitarian troops in Iraq.
"Do like what the Philippines did," the posting said, referring to
this week's Filipino troop withdrawal. "No one will help you if you
don't and we will not forgive or disregard anybody who came to
Iraq. You didn't come to support the Iraqi people but to protect
the Americans; your fate will be exactly the same as the Americans
and others."
The Philippines removed its humanitarian troops a month early, a
demand set by the abductors of Angelo de la Cruz, a 46-year-old
Filipino truck driver.
"And for Arab and Muslim forces, we advise you not to obey if you
are forced to be sent to Iraq and if you don't, then, the laden
cars will be waiting for you and we will not stop."
Unification and Jihad claims Jordanian-born al-Zarqawi as its emir
or leader. The network is suspected of many attacks against
U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
The United States has raised the bounty on the head of al-Zarqawi
from $10 million to $25 million.
