Abu Hamza al-Muhajer

Jordan's state security court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for a militant known as the mentor of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Palestinian-born Isam Mohammed Taher al-Barqawi, better known as Sheik Abu Mohammed al-Maqdisi, was sentenced last July for "plotting terrorism" and recruiting militants in Jordan to join the Afghan Taliban. He was tried in a military court with three other Jordanian Palestinians. Al-Maqdisi's lawyers had appealed the sentence...Read Full Story

Many theories have been given for why Iraqis turned on Al Qaeda in Iraq. Much has been written about the Islamists use of violence against the tribes in Anbar and other insurgent groups across the country as a deciding factor. Others have pointed to Al Qaeda’s attempt to take over friendly tribes’ illegal businesses . Dr. Andrew Phillips, a lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia presented a paper in 2008 arguing that Al Qaeda’s ideology was the major factor. According to Phillips...Read Full Story

On May 9, 2011 the Al Qaeda in Iraq umbrella organization the Islamic State of Iraq posted a statement on an Islamist website stating its loyalty to Osama bin Laden’s deputy Ayman Zawahiri . Four days before it carried out a suicide car bomb attack upon a police station in Hillah , Babil that killed 24 and wounded 72, which it said was in retaliation for bin Laden’s death. The Islamic State was the first organization to pledge allegiance to Zawahiri. It and Al Qaeda have had a long and...Read Full Story

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Date of birth     : october 30, 1966. Date of Death   : June    07, 2006. Total Age           : 39 years. Birth Country  : Amman, Jordan Death Country: Hibhib, Iraq Allegiance        : al-Qaeda “He was a man of beliefs.he would not compromising any of his beliefs.”   Abu Musab al-Zarqawi FORMED al-Tawhid wal-jihad in the 1990s and continued it till death in June 2006.Zarqawi accpeted responsibility, on sevreral audio and videotapes,several acts of suicide...Read Full Story

Officials: Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders killed The two most senior leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq have been killed in a joint Iraqi-U.S. operation, officials announced Monday. Read more Officials: Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders killed – CNN.com Militants Killed Ieds Killing Us Soldiers Iraq Cnn Us Helicopters Shot Down In Iraq Bush Announces Death Of Jordanian Alqaeda Iraq Cia Double Agent Abu Musab Al-zarqawi 250 Militants Killed Today In Iraq. What Say You Dems? Looks...Read Full Story