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Insurgent groups to join forces
11/10/2007 18:25 - (SA)
Dubai - Six Iraqi insurgent groups have joined forces to form a "political council" and "liberate" Iraq from US occupation, al-Jazeera television said on Thursday.
A spokesperson for the "political council of the Iraqi resistance" was shown on the Qatar-based news channel, his face blacked out, announcing the formation of the coalition.
He said it comprises the four factions of a so-called "jihad and reform front" - the Islamic Army in Iraq, the Mujahedeen Army, Ansar al-Sunna-Religious Committee, and the Fateheen (conquerors') Army.
The two others that have joined are the Islamic Front for Iraqi Resistance and the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas in Iraq, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson announced a "political programme to liberate Iraq", which declared that "resistance to occupation is a right granted by all laws".
"The armed resistance, joined by forces, groups and figures that reject the occupation and its plans, is the legitimate representative of Iraq," the spokesperson said.
- AFP
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