| Major Events |
|---|
| Event | Time | Associated |
|---|
 UN headquarters in Iraq bombed | Aug. 19, 2003 |  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Organizer) |
| Car bombing at Najaf shrine kills 85 | Aug. 28, 2003 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Organizer) |
| Police applicants bombed in Iskandariyah | Feb. 10, 2004 |
| Operation al-Fajr | Nov. 8, 2004-
Nov. 16, 2004 |
| Car bomb kills 125 in Hilla | Feb. 28, 2005 |
| Zarqawi killed | June 7, 2006 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Primary Target), Sheikh Abd Al-Rahman (Secondary Target) |
| Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi captured | Fall 2006 | Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi |
| Baghdad square bombings kill dozens | 0700 local, Dec. 12, 2006 |
| Giant truck bombing in Iraq kills 150 | July 7, 2007 |
| All Events |
|---|
| Event | Time | Associated |
|---|
| Sheikh Mansur in Jordan | 1990-
1999 | Sheikh Mansur |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri goes to Afghanistan | 1999 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri meets Abu Musab al-Zarqawi | 2001-
Early 2002 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri sets up al-Qaeda cell in Baghdad | Early 2002 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri goes to Iraq | Early 2002 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Jordan embassy in Iraq bombing | Aug. 7, 2003 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Organizer) |
| UN headquarters in Iraq bombed | Aug. 19, 2003 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Organizer) |
| Car bombing at Najaf shrine kills 85 | Aug. 28, 2003 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Organizer) |
| Police applicants bombed in Iskandariyah | Feb. 10, 2004 |
| Sheikh Mansur freed | Fall 2004 | Sheikh Mansur |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri flees Fallujah | Early November 2004 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Operation al-Fajr | Nov. 8, 2004-
Nov. 16, 2004 |
| Car bomb kills 125 in Hilla | Feb. 28, 2005 |
| Zarqawi killed | June 7, 2006 | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Primary Target), Sheikh Abd Al-Rahman (Secondary Target) |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri takes over al-Qaeda in Iraq | June 13, 2006 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Abu Hamza vows to follow Zarqawi | June 13, 2006 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri (Speaker) |
| Sheikh Mansur killed | June 16, 2006 | Sheikh Mansur (Primary Target), Abu Tariq (Secondary Target) |
| Hamed al-Saeedi detained | June 19, 2006 | Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi |
| Al-Qaeda July 2006 composite video | July 7, 2006 | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Adam Gadahn, Shehzad Tanweer |
| Al-Qaida in Iraq chief threatens more violence | Sept. 7, 2006 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Abu Hamza al-Muhajer says Iraq war at crossroads | Sept. 28, 2006 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri |
| Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi captured | Fall 2006 | Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi |
| Iraqi army breaks up Anbar al-Qaeda cell | Early November 2006 | Abu Muhayyam al-Masri (Leader), Abu Issam al-Libi, Abu Zaid al-Suri |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader mocks US election results | Nov. 10, 2006 | Abu Ayyub al-Masri (Speaker) |
| Abu Hafs al-Urduni killed in Dagestan | Nov. 26, 2006 | Abu Hafs al-Urduni (Primary Target) |
| Baghdad square bombings kill dozens | 0700 local, Dec. 12, 2006 |
| Abu Omar al-Baghdadi offers truce if US withdraws from Iraq | Dec. 22, 2006 | Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (Speaker) |
| Khaled al-Mashhadani captured | July 4, 2007 | Khaled al-Mashhadani (Primary Target) |
| Giant truck bombing in Iraq kills 150 | July 7, 2007 |
