At War: Bin Laden's Death Expected to Have Little Impact on Al Qaeda in Iraq

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At War: Bin Laden's Death Expected to Have Little Impact on Al Qaeda in Iraq
Today, Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia is a shell of the organization that was once led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the one that beheaded hostages on camera and controlled significant portions of the country. Although the group still conducts attacks across Iraq ... read more

Factbox: al Qaeda's affiliate groups
The group was founded in October 2004 when Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi pledged his faith to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. -- An Egyptian called Abu Ayyab al-Masri but also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir is said to have assumed the leadership ... read more

Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland Emanating From Pakistan
In the early years of the Iraq war, he strenuously objected to the efforts of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi to ignite sectarian conflict in Iraq in order to fuel the Sunni opposition. Zarqawi launched a terror campaign against Iraq's ... read more

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