Al-Qaeda threatens mayhem in Iraq

"Militants loyal to al-Qaeda in Iraq threatened to intensify their campaign of violence sharply unless United States and Iraqi forces end a major offensive near the Syrian border, in an internet statement posted on Monday.

The statement also promised to destroy the homes of all Iraqi soldiers and government employees in response to recent comments by Defence Minister Saadun al-Dulaimi warning that those who shelter insurgents in their homes will be considered targets."
Mail & Guardian