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Kurdistan: Fear of attacks near Iran
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8.5.2007
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May 8, 2007
Erbil, -- Tension has been high on the border
between Iraq's Kurdistan region and Iran in recent
days because of the suspect movement of armed
Kurdish groups, an anonymous source told (AKI).
A source within the Kurdish peshmerga militia -
which allied itself with the US-led coalition in the
2003 war and serves as the main security force for
the Kurdistan regional government - added that
"intelligence acquired by the local authorities
shows that Ansar al-Islam and Ansar al-Sunna -
linked to al-Qaeda - are reorganising their ranks
and deploying their forces near the border".
At the same time, a Kurdish armed group has
distributed a statement in the area close to the
Iranian border, threatening the 'apostates' of Islam
and calling on local people to reveal the names of
young people who recently converted to Christianity.
The statement, which (AKI) has seen, adds that "the
apostates of the Islamic religion will be the
targets of a programme by the jihadi groups and the
residents must collaborate with Ansar al-Islam to
reveal their identities".
Some young Kurds in Iraq have espoused Christianity
reportedly after the arrival of some foreign
organisations which may have been involved in
proselytising.
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