This is certainly a little bit of a surprise. Apparently Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq have opted to startup their own Webmag in an effort to sway Ally participants in Iraq. Definitely a creative way to get some attention, one has to wonder if they believe enough of the population there have unfiltered access in order to read this sort of thing. I tend to lean with no.

Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq (news - web sites) has launched an online publication to rally Muslims to wage holy war against “infidel crusaders” in Iraq and other Islamic countries.

The first edition of the magazine of Al Qaeda Organization of Holy War in Iraq, posted on Islamist Web sites, also called on Iraqi security forces, who have borne the brunt of militant attacks, to “repent” and stop serving the “cross.”

“Followers of Sunni Islam, rise up with your brothers the mujahideen (holy fighters) to conquer Iraq and after that other Muslim countries occupied by infidels,” said an introductory statement signed by group leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

“Ignoring jihad (holy war) is one of the great sins.”

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) has declared Zarqawi his deputy in Iraq and the Jordanian militant is Washington’s top enemy in the country.

His group has claimed most of the bloodiest attacks in the Sunni-led insurgency against U.S.-led forces and the Iraqi government. It usually issues Internet statements claiming attacks or denouncing the occupation and Iraqi government.

The publication outlined the Sunni Muslim group’s aims, saying they sought to revive monotheism, wage war to regain land from “infidels and apostates” and implement Islamic law in Iraq.