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Because the extreme Islamist organization called the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t extreme enough, yet …

By Elad Benari, INN – “Army of Islam, the Salafi terrorist organization suspected of being behind the terror attack in the Sinai last week, threatened on Wednesday that it would carry out mass suicide bombings in the heart of Cairo, in response to the Egyptian military’s operation against Islamic organizations in the Sinai.

‘No one will condemn the people of Sinai if they react with a car bomb in the heart of Cairo,’ the group, which advocates for running Gaza according to Islamic law, said in a statement posted on a Facebook page affiliated with it.

‘The Muslim Brotherhood has begun persecutions, led by the agent (Egyptian President Mohammed) Morsi,’ said the statement. ‘Things are moving rapidly. Washington tells Morsi it will help him defend Sinai … The United States is entering Sinai on the back of the Muslim Brotherhood.’

The organization attacked the Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, accusing it of heresy and non-implementation of Sharia (Islamic law).

It also accused the Brotherhood for persecuting of the Mujahideen, as evidenced this week when a death sentence was imposed on 14 terrorists who carried out a string of terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula.

The Army of Islam also called on the Egyptian public to provide moral and material assistance to its members who are persecuted by the authorities.” Read more.

Khaleej Times -“A spate of attacks that killed 82 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations on Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings insurgents would look to carry out deadly strikes.

The violence, the worst in more than three weeks, hit 15 cities across the country and left 270 people wounded on Thursday, just days before the Eid festival that is set to begin on Sunday.

The attacks brought the number of dead nationwide over the course of Ramadan, which began on July 18, to 404, according to an AFP tally. There has been at least one bombing or shooting on every day of the holy month but one.

Thursday’s deadliest violence struck in and around Baghdad, where at least 54 people were killed in a series of attacks throughout the day, security and medical officials said. Blasts and shootings also took place in the south, west and north of Iraq.

In the east Baghdad neighbourhood of Zafraniyah, a roadside bomb went off outside an ice cream parlour late on Thursday evening, killing four people and wounding 11. A subsequent car bomb nearby killed 22 more and left 30 wounded.

Also in the evening, an explosion in Sadr City, in the capital’s north, killed 11 people and wounded 46, while a morning car bomb in Husseiniyah, also in north Baghdad, killed six and wounded 32.

All three neighbourhoods are predominantly Shia.

Meanwhile, gunmen armed with silenced weapons opened fire on a checkpoint in the town of Massud, on Baghdad’s northern outskirts, killing 10 soldiers and wounding 10, security and medical officials said.

In the same area, a car bomb in the town of Taji killed one person and wounded six.

There were also attacks in Tal Afar, Mosul, Kirkuk, Daquq, Dibis, Kut, Al-Garma, Al-Baaj, Badush, Tuz Khurmatu, Khales and Baquba.” Read more.

Flashback: Minnesota: Muslim Bank Robber Granted Month Long Reprieve, Claims Islam Forbids ‘Engaging In Conflict And Argument’ During Ramadan – “Citing religious views, an accused bank robber known as ‘The Man in Black’ asked a federal judge this week to postpone hearings until the end of Ramadan, a monthlong Muslim observance… After Magistrate Judge Jeanne Graham denied his initial request for a continuance, Wetsch argued that his meal and prayer requirements can be accommodated, but there are other elements of Ramadan to be observed as well… Graham approved his renewed request.” Read more.