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Al-Qaida in Iraq

By NTrevethan

  • Origins

    Origins
    Al-Qaeda in Iraq, also referred to as al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, is a Sunni Muslim extremist group that seeks to sow civil unrest in Iraq. The group was established by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 2003 in response to the U.S invasion of Iraq. Source

  • UN Bombing

    UN Bombing
    August 2003: Bombings of the Jordanian embassy, UN headquarters in Baghdad, and a Shiite mosque in Najaf. Source

  • Beheading

    Beheading
    Al-Qiada in Iraq has been atributed to the grusome beahdings in late 2004 of western tourists. One of the most infamous video-tapped behaeadinsgs was of American businessman Nick Berg in may of 2004. Source

  • Link To Bin Laden's Al-Qiada

    Link To Bin Laden's Al-Qiada
    Zarqawi officially vowed obedience to the al-Qaeda leader and groups became linked. This lead to a decrease in attacks on Shiite muslims. Source

  • Women and Children

    Women and Children
    In late November, 2005, a young mentally handicapped woman was used by Al Qaeda to detonate an explosive belt, killing herself and seven other innocent Iraqis including a child. Al-Qaida in Iraq has continued a growing trend of using mentally handicapped women and young children as suicide bombers. Source

  • Bombing of the al-Askari Mosque

    Bombing of the al-Askari Mosque
    Al-Qaida in Iraq bombed the al-Askari Mosque in Samara, Shiite Islam's holiest shrine in February of 2006. This bombing caused no injuries but severely damaged the holy site's golden dome. Source

  • Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

    Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
    Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by a U.S airstrike. This lead to the end of the relationship between Al-Qiada and Al-Qaida in Iraq. Source

  • Human Sheilds

    Human Sheilds
    When Coalition forces moved to disrupt Al Qaeda networks operating in Diyala province, central Iraq, on January 30, 2008, they encountered armed terrorists using women and children as human shields. Source'

  • Current Activity

    Current Activity
    Al-Qaida is executing most of the high-profile attacks on Syrian military forces, including bombings in Damascus and Aleppo. At the same time, the migration from Iraqi targets has led to a decrease of Al-Qaida related violence on the Syrian boarder. Source

  • Tikrit Prison Break

    Tikrit Prison Break
    A prison break occured in Tikrit on the 27 of september 2012 that wass coordinated by Al-Qaida in Iraq, more than 80 convicted terrorists managed to escape in the ensuing gun battle. The prisoners were also able to escape with documents including pictures of inmates. Source