Ansar al-Sunnah "Reverts" to Ansar al-Islam

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Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Saturday, 15 December 2007 19:00

The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from the leader of the Ansar al-Sunnah Army in Iraq (JAAS), Commander Abu Abdullah al-Shafi. In his statement, al-Shafi acknowledges, "After a period of fighting back against the American assault [in 2003], the leadership of Ansar al-Islam decided to withdraw... Shortly thereafter, Allah enabled us to rearrange our movement and we returned in Iraq under the new name of Ansar al-Sunnah... Given our responsibility in maintaining the principles of Islam... and to deal with existential issues that shall determine our survival, we have decided to continue our work under the name of the Ansar al-Islam... We should avoid unnecessary internal battles that serve to do nothing more than empowering our enemy’s political agenda."

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