TERRORIST GROUP PROFILES

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Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (QJBR)
(Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers)

Other Names

Jama'at al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad
JTJ
al-Zarqawi Network
Monotheism and Jihad Group
The Al-Zarqawi Network

Description
Led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi [aka Abu Massad Al-Zakawi]. Al-Zarqawi is a Jordanian-born Sunni militant said to have links to Al-Qaeda.  Has allegiance to Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. and has released a statement that they have officially joined the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, Al-Arabiyah television reported on 20 October 2004. Al-Jazeera broadcast a statement by the group identifying itself as Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad in Bilad al-Rafidayn (Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers).

Zarqawi is wanted by the United States on suspicion on organizing terrorist attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. Targets U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq and most critically, anyone who supports them worldwide.  The group kills Iraqis wholesale. Formerly very active in Fallujah, Iraq, thought to have fled to Baghdad

Activities
15 attacks in a period in Iraq between  7/29/2004 and 9/14/2004, plus more since 1

Strength
unknown, speculation of 100-1000s

Location/Area of Operation
Iraq

External Aid
Al-Qaida (assumed)

Further Reading/Sources:

  1. MIPT Terrorism Database, Incidents, dating up to 1/14/2005 (as of 2/7/2005)
  2. Profile:  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, BBC Online, 9/22/2004
  3. Muqtada al-Sadr, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, 9/21/2004
  4. Who is Abu Zarqawi, The Weekly Standard online, 5/24/2004