The Sunday Times     October 16, 2005

Al-Qaeda chief sets up UK network

THE head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq has established a new terror network in
Britain which is recruiting young Muslim fanatics to fight coalition
troops.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has recently set up the group to recruit and
train would-be suicide bombers and gunmen, counter-terrorism officials
have said.

The new group, Ansar al-Fath u Partisans of Victory u is an offshoot
of Ansar al-Islam, an organisation that is to be banned under new 
anti-terror rules announced by Charles Clarke, the home secretary, 
last week.

Ansar al-Fath provides logistical support to foreign fighters in Iraq
and uses the internet to find new recruits for Zarqawi.

Government officials say a osteady trickleoe of about 70 young Muslim
men have travelled to Iraq from Britain in the past two years.

They warn that some newly trained "professional jihadists" have
returned here and may be planning attacks. 

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Full article at "The Sunday Times" - Britain
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1827987,00.html

Cheers, Steve..

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