By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The self-styled leader of an Iraqi al-Qaida front group is calling on US President-elect Barack Obama and other Western leaders to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The purported leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, made the call in a speech posted on the Internet.
It was reported Friday by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist Web sites.
Al-Baghdadi made the call "on behalf of my brothers in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Chechnya" and said it would be better "for you and us" to "withdraw your forces" and "return to your homes."
He also blamed the financial crisis on the wars "launched in Muslim countries."
The US military claims al-Baghdadi is an actor who provides a voice for al-Qaida propaganda.
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