27 May 2004 - Assassination Attempt on Iraqi Governing Council Member Salama Al Khafaji Today
At least one Arabic language jihad forum is celebrating an assassination attempt in Salama Al Khafaji,
a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, and one of the few women at that level of government in the
middle east.
The report, found on the Reform forum, claims that her vehicle was ambushed in the
Al Yusifiya area of Iraq, and claims that three members of her security crew were killed in the attack.
The post claims that her son has been kidnapped by militants.
According to the posting, made by a long time poster named Awri, Al Kahafaja may have escaped serious injury.
Assassinations and kidnappings are among the events that have been promised and outlined by Al Qaeda in their bi-weekly training manual, Al Battar. This ssassination attempt follows closely on the heels of the assassination of Iraqi Governing Council head Ezzedin Salim last week, and the attempted assassination of another IGC member late last week.