Sunnis Divided Over Hezbollah War in Lebanon

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Last Updated (Saturday, 19 December 2009 09:47) Written by Evan Kohlmann Sunday, 30 July 2006 19:00

After days of Israeli military attacks on targets in South Lebanon thought linked to the Shiite Hezbollah militia, sentiment among Sunni extremists remains divided over the proper response to events in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.  While the Taliban and Al-Qaida's deputy commander Ayman al-Zawahiri have emphasized the importance of broadly confronting Israeli forces across sectarian and nationalist lines, other Sunni Muslims have reacted more cautiously--among them, the Al-Fatihin Army in Iraq, which bluntly warned in a new statement, "the war in Lebanon weakens the jihad in Iraq."

- Communiqué from the Taliban on the War in Lebanon
- Communiqué from the Al-Fatihin Army on Lebanon
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Video of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri on Gaza and Lebanon
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Training video of Hezbollah fighters in South Lebanon

See also: [CTBLOG]: "Zawahiri's Message: Landmark Call for Unity?"