IAI Statement re: Joint Operation w/ Ansar al-Islam
Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Evan Kohlmann Monday, 07 April 2008 19:00
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of an Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI) communiqué that appears to claim credit for a joint military operation with Ansar al-Islam (AI), also known as the Ansar al-Sunnah Army. Ansar al-Islam is normally a close ally of Al-Qaida in Iraq, and there has been ongoing friction between the Islamic Army of Iraq and Ansar al-Islam over an AI faction that publicly broke off and joined up in an anti-Al-Qaida alliance with the IAI.
