Wednesday, October 24, 2007

OBL Calls for Holy War Against Peacekeepers in Darfur

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has called for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's war torn region of Darfur, in a message that appeared on jihadi websites on Tuesday.

The audio recording was accompanied by a still picture and excerpts were aired by pan-Arab satellite news channel al-Jazeera yesterday.

Bin Laden called on those living in the areas surrounding Darfur, particularly the Arabian peninsula, to drive out any foreign forces in the region. Bin Laden calls for jihad against peacekeepers (more)

Mark Alexander