DC09 Posted May 7, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2004 BASRA, Iraq - A senior aide of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told worshippers during a Friday sermon in southern Iraq that anyone capturing a female British soldier can keep her as a slave. The aide, Sheik Abdul-Sattar al-Bahadli, also called on supporters to launch jihad, or holy war, against British troops in this southern city. He offered money to anyone capturing or killing a member of the Governing Council, the widely unpopular interim administration appointed by the U.S.-led occupation 10 months ago. Al-Bahadli, al-Sadr's chief representative in southern Iraq, spoke at al-Hawi mosque in central Basra. It was the first time any anti-occupation activist of note publicly offered financial reward for the killing or capturing of coalition troops. That offer likely will be viewed by occupation authorities with concern at a time of rising anti-occupation sentiment and continuing fighting between al-Sadr's al-Mahdi Army militia and U.S. forces in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. A wave of kidnappings last month saw scores of foreign nationals snatched by insurgents and shadowy groups across Iraq. Full Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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