Islamic State in Iraq Accuses Satellite Channels of Distorting the Truth by Disregarding Its Existence

A communiqué by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), posted February 13, 2007 on Islamist websites, accuses satellite channels of deliberately avoiding any mention of the ISI in their reports, and of attributing ISI operations to Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

The message stresses that Al-Qaeda in Iraq has become part of the ISI army, which now includes many groups - Jaysh Al-Islam, Jaysh Al-Mujahideen, Jaysh Al-Fatihin, Jaysh Ansar Al-Sunna, Kataib Al-'Ishrin, and 'Asaib Al-Iraq, as well as other groups that were part of Majlis Shura Al-Mujahideen.

The communiqué further states that following the ISI's establishment, all these groups pledged allegiance to its leader, Emir Al-Muaminin (Commander of the Believers) Al-Baghdadi. The message concludes by calling on the satellite channels to follow the rules of professional news reporting and stop distorting the truth.