Islamists Force Turkey, Jordan to Close Embassies in Iraq

World | September 8, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

An Islamic website published a statement purporting to be from an Iraqi group threatening Turkey and Jordan with painful reprisals unless they closed their embassies in Iraq and left the oil-rich country. The group, calling itself "The Al-Hussein Islamic brigades", gave no indication of its political leanings or its representation inside Iraq. "If this demand is not met, we will, in our own way, carry out painful reprisals," the statement said.

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