Wakefulness and Holy War

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Wakefulness and Holy War is an Arab Sunni Muslim group that operates in and around Fallujah. They videotaped one of their attacks on American forces and sent it to an Iranian television on July 7, 2003. On the tape they said "Saddam and America are two sides of the same coin." They also stated they were carrying out more operations against American occupation in Fallujah and nearby cities.

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