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Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006)
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ar that al-Qaeda's extreme tactics were burning too hot and alienating Muslims was also the theme of a remarkable message that Atiyah sent in 2005 to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the murderous chief of al-Qaeda in Iraq. In this document, made public five years ago by the United States, Atiyah warned that fomenting Sunni-Shiit
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ces with Iraqi and Syrian tribal leaders. EFTA00665421 Baghdadi may be more skillful in the field than either of his mentors, Osama bin Laden or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He is creating his own "emirate," guarded by tanks and heavy weapons, something bin Laden only dreamed of. And he
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ist named Fouad Hussein wrote a EFTA_R1_02204478 EFTA02720822 book on al Qaeda's "second generation," which focused on the thinking of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed by U.S. forces in 2006. The book described a seven-phase plan, beginning with an "awakening" of Islamic consciousness with the Sep

Yemen
LocationCountry in West Asia

Barack Obama
PersonPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Saddam Hussein
PersonIraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician (1937–2006)

Levant
LocationGeographic and cultural region consisting of the eastern Mediterranean between Anatolia and the Sinai Peninsula

Tunisia
LocationCountry in North Africa

Bashar al-Assad
PersonPresident of Syria from 2000 to 2024

Osama bin Laden
PersonSaudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

Lebanon
LocationCountry in West Asia

Damascus
LocationCapital and largest city of Syria

Baghdad
LocationCapital city of Iraq

Middle East
LocationGeopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

North Africa
LocationNorthernmost region of the African continent
Al Jazeera
OrganizationQatari international television channel

Tripoli
LocationCapital city of Libya

Los Angeles Times
OrganizationAmerican daily newspaper covering the Greater Los Angeles area

George H.W. Bush
PersonPresident of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924–2018)

al-Qaeda
OrganizationSalafi jihadist organization founded in 1988

Mosul
LocationCity in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province

Riyadh
LocationCapital and largest city of Saudi Arabia

David Ignatius
PersonAmerican journalist and novelist