Al-Sadr Declared Holy War on Britons

Politics | August 5, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
Al-Sadr Declared Holy War on Britons Militiamen loyal to Shiites Muslim radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr declared holy war against British forces based in Iraqi city Basra. Photo by WN

Militiamen loyal to Shiites Muslim radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr have declared holy war against British forces based in Iraq's main southern city of Basra. The declaration came after four of their comrades were arrested. "We will wage jihad and war against the foreign troops, not against police and Iraqi forces," said Sheikh Saad al-Basri, al-Sadr's representative in the largely Shi'ite city. "However, if Iraqi personnel fight on the side of the occupiers, we will strike them harshly," he said.

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