Sunni terrorists say Baghdad attacks that killed 91 was revenge for Shiite "insults" on Aisha, promises more blood and "smell of death"

 Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)¹ had claimed responsibility^1,2 for the bombings in Baghdad that left 91 dead² (or 64 according to AFP)¹, saying it was to avenge "insults"¹ on Aisha, the 9 year old child bride of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, by Kuwaiti Shiite Yasser al-Habeeb.¹ Al-Habeeb had called her "an enemy of God" in September for leading a battle in 656 AD against Ali,¹ the founder of Shiite Islam.

 The Al-Qaeda affiliated Iraqi Sunni terror group promised more attacks saying it was "beginning of the downpour, and one day out of many bloody days"³ and that "the smell of death won't leave their (Shiite) gathering where they insult".²

 They also expressed disappointment with the "Safawis' project", a reference to political dominance of the majority Shiites in Iraq, with the possible return of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite, for a second term.³   

 Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr however blamed the attacks, including on a Baghdad church that left scores of Christians dead, on fatwas (religious decrees) issued by "takfiris" (apostates from Islam),¹ and told them to direct the anger at their American and Israeli enemies instead.¹

Sources: 1. AFP, 2. AP, 3. Reuters