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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Jordanian-born terrorist
Also known as: Ahmad Fadil Nazal al-Khalayleh
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history of al-Qaeda in Iraq
- In al-Qaeda in Iraq
…first appeared in 2004, when Abū Muṣʿab al-Zarqāwī, a Jordanian-born militant already leading insurgent attacks in Iraq, formed an alliance with al-Qaeda, pledging his group’s allegiance to Osama bin Laden in return for bin Laden’s endorsement as the leader of al-Qaeda’s franchise in Iraq. Al-Zarqāwī, who quickly came to be…
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terrorist attacks in Iraq
- In Iraq: Rocky transition to civilian government
…of al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in June 2006 did nothing to reduce the violence.
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