Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to crush illegal armed groups in Baghdad "regardless of sect or politics."
But the so-called Islamic State in Iraq said the plan was an Iranian ploy against Sunni Muslims.
The group's leader, Sheikh Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, urged followers to be ready to "repulse the attacks."
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Posted January 9th, 2007 by Dinka
