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Abu Usama al-Iraqi

Abu Usama al-Iraqi

Details
	Importance	Medium
	Location	Iraq
	Affiliation	Unknown
	Role	Guerilla
	Nationality	Iraqi
	Alternate Spelling(s)	Abu Osama al Iraqi
	Gender	Male

Narrative and Notes

	Reliable	On Oct. 12, 2006, he appeared in a video critical of al-Qaeda in Iraq that was distributed on jihadist web sites. He called on Osama bin Laden to cut his ties with al-Qaeda in Iraq, saying the group incited strife within the Iraqi insurgency.¹

Sources
¹ U.S. Department of Defense publication. 'The Nature of the Enemy.' Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 24, 2006.
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense

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