tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn
Appearance
The term "al-Qaeda in Iraq" may refer to:
- al-Zarqawi's operations in Iraq under the group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, better known as al-Qaeda in Iraq
- al-Zarqawi, a terrorist and al-Qaeda operative, alleged contacts with the group Ansar al-Islam in Northern Iraq, an area that was outside the control of the former Ba'athist government. (Note: Ansar al-Islam's founder, Mullah Krekar, has staunchly denied any such contacts. [1])
- Alternative name of The Jihad Base Organization in Mesopotamia used by U.S. officials and certain western media.
- Ansar al-Islam-allied "Kurdistan Brigades of Al-Qaeda" [2]
It may also refer to alleged links between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein: