A Web site message purportedly from a group linked to suspected terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi warned Muslims and Arab countries against sending troops to Iraq and specifically threatened Japan.
When has Japan been considered a Muslim or Arab country?
Two Islamist militant Web sites posted a message said to be from Unification and Jihad's military wing, the Khaled ibn Waleed Brigade.
CNN cannot authenticate the source of the message, which was dated Tuesday.
Part of the message was addressed to Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, the Gulf states, Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, as well as to Arab and Islamic companies.
"We in the Unification and Jihad warn Arab and Muslim governments from sending troops to Iraq and supporting the American forces and its allies," said the message, adding that the group "will not stand still if any Arab or Muslim troops are sent."
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