Al-Qaeda group executes 11
2004-10-28 16:21
Dubai - The Al-Qaeda-linked Army of Ansar al-Sunna has executed 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard it had abducted, the group said in a statement posted Thursday on its website along with photographs.
"The ruling of God has been implemented against them by slaughtering one and killing the others by firing squad," said the statement, whose authenticity could not be confirmed.
The group had on Tuesday announced the abduction of 11 national guardsmen south of Baghdad.
Iraq's fledgling security forces have been a favourite target for insurgents.
- AFP