Ansar Al-Islam, Ansar Al-Sunnah Army, Abu-Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi, and Abu-Hafs Brigades

Dr Hani al-Siba'i | Al-Maqrizi Center for Historical Studies | March 14, 2004

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Has Iraq become a fertile soil for Islamic jihadist movements? Is there coordination between these movements and al-Qa'ida network? The following article by Dr Hani al-Siba'i, the director of Al-Maqrizi Center for Historical Studies, entitled: "Ansar Al-Islam, Ansar Al-Sunnah Army, Abu-Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi, and Abu-Hafs Brigades" was posted 14 March on Al-Basrah Net. View file

Has Iraq become a fertile soil for Islamic jihadist movements? Is there coordination between these movements and al-Qa'ida network?

The answers to these questions are found the following:

First: A historical background of the Islamic movements in Iraq's Kurdistan. Second: What is the Ansar al-Islam group, and when and how did it emerge? Third: What is the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, and when and how did it emerge? Fourth: Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi's relationship with Al-Qa'ida and the events in Iraq. Fifth: The statements of Abu-Hafs Brigades and their credibility.

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