Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Iraq - anti-Jordanian protests

Reuters reports "Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites protested on Monday after hearing reports that relatives of a Jordanian suicide bomber suspected of killing 125 people in the town of Hilla celebrated him as a martyr."

After breaking into the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad and tearing down the flag, protesters called on all foreign Arabs to leave the country and denounced Jordan's King Abdullah.

Anti-Jordanian sentiment has been spreading since Iraqis read newspaper reports that Jordan's Raid al-Banna blew himself up beside people lining up for jobs in the Shi'ite town of Hilla last month in the single bloodiest attack in postwar Iraq.


And who claimed responsibility for that attack?

Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq, led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the blast.

Seems the tide is turning against Zarqawi. How long before he's caught?

While the BBC are quick to report any anti-American protests, it's interesting to note that as of this writing, there is no mention of this protest on the BBC website.
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