A communique today released by Abu Musab al Zarqawi's al Qaeda in Iraq has threatened to murder the Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq. The group also posted images of Ihab el-Sherif's identification cards.

According to another statement, Sherif has been sentenced by a Sharia (religious law) court for apostasy because of Egypt's alliance "with Christians and Jews." The statement claimed Sherif had been turned over to al Qaeda fighters "to carry out the punishment of apostasy against him." The punishment for apostasy under Islamic law is death. The group often beheads it's victims after forcing them to confess to various crimes under Islamic law.

Al Qaeda routinely murders Muslims who work with the Iraqi government, which they consider an 'apostate' regime. The group also videotapes the murders and posts them on the internet.

Yesterday, al Qaeda had claimed responsibility for Saturday's kidnapping of Sherif.

Al Qaeda in Iraq also released a new audio tape of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi which reluctantly calls on women to join the jihad because of a lack of enough man-power and announced the formation of a new al Qaeda wing to fight Shia militias in Iraq.

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