Iraq: Jihadist Group Announces Chemical Attack On Baghdad

[ECH1969]

For the first time, terrorists linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are claiming to have struck the Iraqi capital Baghdad with chemical weapons. The claim was made in a statement published on the Internet by Islamic group al-Taifa Mansura (The Victorious Side) which is part of the al-Qaeda network and close to its Iraqi representative, al-Zarqawi. The same group last Sunday threatened to attack the Green Zone in Baghdad with missiles containing chemical warheads unless the Americans halted the ongoing offensive against the city of Telafar.

A short while ago, in a second statement the group claimed responibility for missile attacks on central Baghdad from 8.30am till 10am local time on Tuesday morning. The message alleged that chemical weapons hit the interior ministry, the foreign ministry and the American training school which is also located in the heavily fortified Green Zone.

Iraqi police have confirmed that there were several explosions this morning and eyewitnesses say plumes of smoke could be seen rising above central Baghdad. Lieutenant Thair Mahmoud of the Emergency Response Unit told journalists there had been one mortar attack and other blasts were heard nearby. He said there were no immediate reports of casualties. Other reports say there were as many as five explosions, either inside the Green Zone or immediately outside.

The firing of five rockets was confirmed by an Islamic site close to the Baathist-inspired guerrillas - islammemo - which referred to at least four rockets with chemical warheads. The site, which tends to publish unreliable biased news reports, celebrates it as the first chemical attack in Iraq."

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.207222074&par=0

[QuettaKid]

1. nothing about this anywhere on the wires....nt.

.

[ECH1969]

3. Insurgents Shell Green Zone in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents shelled the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad early Tuesday, and U.S. and Iraqi commanders said more than 400 suspects were captured during an offensive to retake the northern town of Tal Afar.

Two mortar rounds exploded near a military hospital inside the protected area that houses the Iraqi government, parliament, and foreign missions, police said. There were no reports of casualties.

Security inside the Green Zonewas boosted earlier this month after reports that suicide bombers were trying to penetrate the area.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/09/13/ap/headlines/d8cja4l00.txt

[bullimiami]

2. bushco getting nervous? all of a sudden lots of terra terra terra talk.

all heresay of course.

[leveymg]

4. My, wouldn't that be neat and tidy. Some sort of chemical attack

on an American subway. Zarqawi takes credit. "New evidence" is released connecting Zarqawi to Iran and/or Syria (Hetzbollah). Everyone forgets about Katrina. The Plame and OSP-AIPAC trials are indefinitely delayed.

Shrub hits the trifecta again.

[leesa]

5. Oh right. We don't want to forget about those nasty terrists, do we?

[still_one]

6. I question this source

it is nowhere to be found anywhere else, and this news they could NOT keep silent

[bluestateguy]

7. Is that like a real website?

n/t

[Name removed]

8. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Lochloosa]

9. Welcome to DU slooowpoke

Damn, I've been saying that a lot lately

[saigon68]

12. ADIOS

[bribri16]

10. You won't hear about for days in the US MSM, we need time to get our

tlaking points together. Meanwhile go here for updated info.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3A2F0628-2CBC-42B0-AC42-D1ABDC93978A.htm

[Toots]

11. Chemical attacks are nowhere near as effective as high explosives are.

Unless contained indoors they dissipate to quickly for any real damage other than fear. Biological attack is a horse of a different color. Why chemical attacks are even listed as a weapon of mass destruction is amazing to me. US uses Chemical attacks all the time. CS, CN, white phosphorus, napalm, fu gas........etc.