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Report: New Organization In Iraq For Liberation From Occupation Through Jihad

According to a report, a new organization, the Supreme Leadership for Jihad and Liberation, has been established in Iraq, under the leadership of 'Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri, former deputy of Saddam Hussein.

The new organization comprises 22 armed groups that are not connected to Al-Qaeda, and its aim is to act through jihad until Iraq is liberated from the occupiers.

The organization is open to all who are interested in joining and fighting.

Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, October 4, 2007

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