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December 1, 2008
No. 11784

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Commander Urges Algerian Mujahideen to Fight Christian Berbers

Abu Turab Al-Jaza'iri, an Algerian jihadist who claims to be a commander in Al-Qaeda in Iraq, recently posted a letter on the Shumukh Al-Islam jihadist forum urging members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to fight Berbers from the Kabylia region who have converted to Christianity.


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