Al Qaeda head instigates Iraq Sunnis to wage guerrilla war if ISIS defeated
25 Aug 2016 3:00 PM GMT
The Sunnis of Iraq should not just surrender upon the fall of their cities into the hand of the Shia Safavid army, Ayman al-Zawahiri said.
al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. (Photo: AFP)
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Iraq's Sunnis to prepare for a "long guerrilla" war if Islamic State is defeated, according to a video seen on Thursday.
"The Sunnis of Iraq should not just surrender upon the fall of (their) cities into the hand of the Shi’ite Safavid army,'' he said in a video recording distributed by supporters, using a derogatory term for the army of Iraq's Shi'ite-led government.
"Rather they should reorganise themselves in a long guerrilla war in order to defeat the new Crusader-Safavid occupation of their areas as they defeated them before."
The Iraqi army is supported by both a US-led coalition and Iran in its fight with Islamic State, which seized much of northern and western Iraq in 2014.
( Source : reuters )
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