Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Iraq | ||
| Area of Operation | Jordan, Egypt | ||
| Goal | Conduct jihad against U.S. and allied forces in Iraq; oppose Jordan | ||
| Leader | Abu Ayyub al-Masri | ||
| Status | Active | |
 | Core membership | 1,000+1 | |
| Alias(es) | Al-Qaida in Iraq1, Al-Qaeda Group of Jihad in Iraq1, Al-Qaeda Group of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers1, Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia1, Al-Qaeda of Jihad in Iraq1, Al-Qaeda of Jihad Organization in the Land of The Two Rivers1, Al-Zarqawi Network1, Jam'at al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad1, Tanzeem Qaidat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini1, Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn1 | |
| Possibly the same as | Mujahideen Shura Council | ||
| Former leader | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi | ||
| Key members | Sheikh Mansur, Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Iraqi, Talib Yousif Zwayed al-Isawy, Sabri Khrabudh al-Dulaimi | ||
| Formed | 2003 | ||
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| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. | |||
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