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Organisation: Ansar al-Sunna Army

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A video surfaced today showing what was claimed to be a confession and beheading of an Shiite Muslim, presumably Iraqi, who served the US army by “assassinating Sunni leaders”.

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Militants deny beheading captured marine
Rebel cleric vows to continue fighting

The militant Shiite cleric whose uprising in April left hundreds dead pledged to resist “oppression and occupation” and called the new interim Iraqi government “illegitimate”.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2004

Militants deny killing captured US soldier

AN Islamic militant group denied yesterday it had beheaded a US marine missing in Iraq, leaving the fate of the Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun unclear.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2004

Fate of kidnapped US marine unclear

The fate of kidnapped US Marine Wassef Ali Hassoun was unclear tonight after extremist group, the Ansar al-Sunna Army, denied it had issued a statement claiming to have beheaded the corporal.

Sun, 04 Jul, 2004

Militants confirm death of US captive

An Iraqi militant group has confirmed on a website that it has beheaded a captive US marine.

Sun, 04 Jul, 2004

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