Iraq - Inglese

Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for offensive

[CNN World]

A man claiming to be Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, mocked the death toll of American troops and urged his fighters to launch an offensive against U.S. forces in the next few weeks. The Web posting came just hours after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to "declare a war" unless U.S. and Iraqi forces stop their assaults on his followers.