http://townhall.com/news/religion/2010/11/04/al-qaida_group_calls_mideast_christians_legitimate_targets

The Islamic State of Iraq, with ties to al-Qaida, released a message Nov. 3 saying, "The Ministry of War of Islamic State of Iraq declares that all the centers, organizations and bodies of Christian leaders and followers have become legitimate targets by the Mujahedeens, wherever our hands will reach them," according to a CNN report, which the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom circulated to its e-mail list.