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Al Qaeda, Iraq insurgents mark Eid Al Fitr
AFP ^ | November 3 2005

Posted on 11/02/2005 8:00:39 PM PST by jmc1969

Al Qaeda’s branch in Iraq rallied Muslims to step up the fight while a militant group linked to the terror network promised a “gift” for Eid al-Fitr, a major Muslim holiday starting on Thursday.

In an unprecedented move, the Al Qaeda Organization in the Land of Two Rivers posted a statement Wednesday on the Internet confirming the sighting of the new moon to signal the feast.

It congratulated Muslims everywhere on the holiday, which marks the end of Ramadan, the month of daytime fasting and prayers.

“From Mesopotamia we send our best wishes to the nation of tawhid (monotheism) for this blessed holiday and to every mujahid (holy fighter) we say: Patience, patience and courage in the fight against the infidels,” said the statement signed in the name of spokesman Abu Maisara al-Iraqi.

“We also congratulate our leaders and emirs and ask God the almighty to protect them and all the mujahedeen,” added the statement in reference to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab Al Zarqawi.

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"One al-Qaida Suspect Killed in Pakistan"
Updated: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 - 5:46 AM

By MUNIR AHMAD
Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A senior government official said authorities were investigating whether one of the suspects was Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, alleged to have had a key role in the March 11, 2004, Madrid bombings that killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,500. That official also declined to be named, saying he was not allowed to comment publicly on the investigation.

One of the intelligence officials, based in Quetta, said the suspect who died in the firing was a Saudi named Shaikh Ali Mohammed al-Salim. He said al-Salim had been living with Nasar.

He said the third suspect was from Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistani Islamic militant group allegedly linked to al-Qaida.

The U.S. Embassy said they could not immediately confirm the arrests."