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Rebel Group Threatens Christians
By Jeremy Reynalds
Talon News
April 12, 2004
A rebel group in the besieged Iraqi town of Falluja has threatened to target
Christians and destroy churches. The group called on Pope John Paul and the
United Nations to stop the U.S. siege, Al Arabiya television reported.
Reuters reported that the Dubai-based Arab television channel said the
threats came in a fax it received from a group in Falluja called "Saraya wal
Mujahideen."
It was not clear if it was the same group as the one holding Japanese
hostages in Iraq.
The group threatened to destroy churches in return for U.S. attacks on
mosques, assassinate or kidnap priests, and target Christians if killing of
Muslims did not stop, Al Arabiya said.
"They issued a statement calling on the U.N. secretary general, Pope John
Paul II, and all Christian groups to intervene immediately to end the siege
of Falluja and all Iraqi cities," Reuters reported Al Arabiya's anchor said.
No additional details were provided.
According to Reuters, there were indications Saturday that rebels in Falluja
were willing to agree to cease-fire talks if U.S. Marines withdrew to outside
the city. A delegation representing Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council and
other Sunni leaders was able to visit Falluja for talks with religious and
anti-U.S. leaders.
Iraq, a mainly Muslim country with a Christian minority, has seen a surge in
fighting. Hundreds of Iraqis and 52 U.S. and coalition troops have been
killed in a week of battles with Sunni and Shi'ite militias.
