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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (English pronunciation ⓘ; Arabic: أبو مصعب الزرقاوي, romanized: Abū Muṣ‘ab az-Zarqāwī, "Father of Musab, of Zarqa"; October 30, 1966 [1] [2] [3] – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel Nazal al-Khalayleh (Arabic: أحمد فضيل نزال الخلايلة, romanized: Aḥmad Faḍīl Nazāl al-Khalāyla), was a Jordanian militant jihadist who ran a ...
On 17 October 2004, al-Zarqawi pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, and the group became known as Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq). [2] [24] [25] [17] Al-Zarqawi died in a US targeted airstrike in June 2006 on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6:15 p.m. local time.
The extent of Zarqawi's influence is a source of much controversy. Zarqawi was reported killed in action in March 2004 in "a statement signed by a dozen alleged insurgent groups". [71] His Jordanian family then held a funeral service on his behalf, although no body was recovered and positively identified.
A Hezbollah media source announced three of Hezbollah's members died in the IDF retaliation. [136] Hezbollah fired rockets and artillery in retaliation. [ 137 ] During the clashes, two Israeli soldiers and Lt. Col Alim Abdallah , Deputy Commander of the IDF's 300th Brigade, were killed and another three were wounded.
While al Qaeda is a relatively small terrorist group, Hezbollah has been in existence for four decades and is backed by Iran, which is a key player in the region and has an army of some 30,000 ...
Hezbollah believes the number of its fighters killed during 14 months of hostilities could reach several thousand, with the vast majority killed since Israel went on the offensive in September ...
Ali Al-Haidri, Baghdad Governorate, assassinated by a group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Raja Nawaf Farhan al-Mahalawi, Anbar Governorate, kidnapped during the Battle of al-Qa'im and killed May 2005; Osama Youssef Kashmoula, Ninawa Governorate, killed July 14, 2005; Khalil Jalil Hamza, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
A region fearing all-out war may have been taken to the brink by a legion of pagers. ... group Hezbollah. At least 12 people were killed, ... warfare” aimed at provoking a major war. Hezbollah ...