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Reports of Zarqawi’s demotion is old news, but provides further insight on al-Qaeda’s view of the state of jihad in Iraq
http://billroggio.com/images/pics/Zarqawi-split.gifI’ve received numerous inquires about the recent reports that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been replaced as the commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and have been asked why I am not discussing this issue. The reality is I have already discussed this issue, about three weeks ago on March 15th, in a post titled “Civil War” & Where’s Zarqawi?.
The Mujahideen Shura Council is merely al-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq, and the appointment of Rashid al-Baghdadi as Shura leader is a not-so-subtle attempt by the foreign jihadis to “Iraqify” the war. al-Qaeda is the dominant body within the council, and seven other smaller and lesser known (or in some cases unknown) Iraqi Salafist groups participate on the council.
Zarqawi’s demotion from the Mujahideen Shura Council means he is no longer the commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq. The only new information is that Zarqawi’s demotion is reported by Huthayfah Azzam, the son of Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, Osama bin Laden’s “spiritual mentor” and founder of the Bait-ul-Ansar (Mujahideen Services Bureau), the forerunner group to al-Qaeda, during the Afghan War.
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He may be moving his focus from Iraq to the Levant. He might have even left the country. see:
boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/03/13/the_coming_new_wave_of_jihad/
Al Qaida network chief Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi has lowered his profile in Iraq to focus on operations in the Levant. “Zarqawi is very busy these days,” an intelligence source said. “But his attention is moving from Iraq to the Gaza Strip.” The sources said Al Zarqawi has been forming ties with Palestinian insurgents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They said Al Zarqawi has begun to cooperate with the head of the military wing of Hamas, Mohammed Deif. They said that in 2006, about a dozen Al Qaida operatives entered the Gaza Strip to form cells
menewsline.com/stories/2006/april/04_06_3.html
http://billroggio.com/images/pics/Zarqawi-split.gifI’ve received numerous inquires about the recent reports that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been replaced as the commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and have been asked why I am not discussing this issue. The reality is I have already discussed this issue, about three weeks ago on March 15th, in a post titled “Civil War” & Where’s Zarqawi?.
The Mujahideen Shura Council is merely al-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq, and the appointment of Rashid al-Baghdadi as Shura leader is a not-so-subtle attempt by the foreign jihadis to “Iraqify” the war. al-Qaeda is the dominant body within the council, and seven other smaller and lesser known (or in some cases unknown) Iraqi Salafist groups participate on the council.
Zarqawi’s demotion from the Mujahideen Shura Council means he is no longer the commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq. The only new information is that Zarqawi’s demotion is reported by Huthayfah Azzam, the son of Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, Osama bin Laden’s “spiritual mentor” and founder of the Bait-ul-Ansar (Mujahideen Services Bureau), the forerunner group to al-Qaeda, during the Afghan War.
Read it all
He may be moving his focus from Iraq to the Levant. He might have even left the country. see:
boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/03/13/the_coming_new_wave_of_jihad/
Al Qaida network chief Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi has lowered his profile in Iraq to focus on operations in the Levant. “Zarqawi is very busy these days,” an intelligence source said. “But his attention is moving from Iraq to the Gaza Strip.” The sources said Al Zarqawi has been forming ties with Palestinian insurgents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They said Al Zarqawi has begun to cooperate with the head of the military wing of Hamas, Mohammed Deif. They said that in 2006, about a dozen Al Qaida operatives entered the Gaza Strip to form cells
menewsline.com/stories/2006/april/04_06_3.html