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Ansar al-Sunna is thought to have links with other Islamist organizations operating in Iraq, including the governments have reportedly linked Ansar al-Sunna to Al-Qaeda . Following the twin Sunni and Shiite uprisings of the spring and summer of 2004, and the subsequent decrease in U.S patrols and the creation of "no-go" areas in the Sunni Triangle, Ansar al-Sunna was believed to be part of a loose coalition of insurgent groups (also including guerrillas from Mohammad's Army and al-Tawhid wal-Jihad) controlling the Sunni cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Samarra , and Baquba (U.S. offensives later largely rested control from Baquba, Fallujah, and Samarra, although underground guerrilla forces still have a strong presence in those cities). On October 10, 2005, Britain's Home Office banned Ansar al-Sunna and fourteen other terrorist groups from operating in the United Kingdom. Under Britains' Terrorism Act 2000 , being a member of a Ansar al-Sunna is punished by a 10-year prison term. The fourteen banned terrorist groups were:
SUICIDE BOMBINGS Jaish Ansar al-Sunna has taken credit for several suicide bombings in Iraq, including the devastating attacks on the offices of two Kurdish political parties in Irbil on February 1 2004 , that killed at least 109 people. The strikes marked one of the bloodiest attacks launched by insurgents since the start of the war. It has produced tapes and CD s that mark the "last testaments" of six bombers from previous attacks, three of whom appear non-Iraqi. Its name also appeared with eleven other insurgent groups on leaflets passed out in the Sunni Triangle cities of Ramadi and Fallujah from January 31 2004 to February 1 2004 . The leaflets detail the insurgency's plan for seizing Iraqi cities following the departure of coalition forces. It also has a strong presence in Mosul and northern Iraq. It claimed responsibility for a major suicide bombing at the dining hall of a US base near Mosul on December 21 , 2004 that killed 14 US soldiers, 4 US citizen Halliburton employees and 4 Iraqi soldiers. The attacker was reportedly a Suicide Bomber wearing an explosive vest under the uniform of an Iraqi security officer. The suicide bomber's name was Abu Omar al-Museli. MILITANT ACTIONS Ansar al-Sunna was one of three groups responsible for the kidnapping of foreigners in Iraq in 2004 and the subsequent broadcasting of their Beheading murders via the Internet . In several of the videos one of the members referred to as "The Emir " is heard warning Iraqis not to deal with US forces. The voice threatens to kill and send to Hell all who disobey. To date, the speaker has not been identified. Recently, Ansar Al Sunna has not shown a hostage being killed in a hostage video. Instead they have issued a statement at the end of a hostage video stating the hostage has been executed. These are some of the attacks which they have claimed to have carried out: 2003 October
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