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June 12, 2006
Al-Qaeda Website Names Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir As Zarqawi Successor
Topics: Iraq"Sheik Abu Hamza is a pious brother with a jihad track record and a solid scholarly background. We ask God to bless him and to help him finish what Sheik Abu Musab has started" - UPI
Whether or not this is a ruse or a fact, only time will tell:
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq named a successor following the killing of the group's leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to an Internet statement on Monday.The name Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir may turn out out to be a nom de guerre, and the name, according to Fox TV News, means "the immigrant" which implies that he is not an Iraqi."The shura council of al Qaeda in Iraq unanimously agreed on Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, to be a successor to Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said a statement signed by al Qaeda and posted on a Web site frequently used by Islamist militants.
Evan Kohlmann offers a little more insight on al-Muhajir:
(The Counterterrorism Blog) Interestingly, there do not appear to be obvious references to Abu Hamza al-Muhajir in any of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's propaganda material from the last three years, and to the best of my knowledge, neither the Iraqi government nor the U.S. military has ever publicly named him as a wanted Al-Qaida member. Even the jihadi community that supports Al-Qaida was caught somewhat offguard by this announcement -- many of them had simply assumed that Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Abu Abdelrahman al-Iraqi would take over in Zarqawi's absence.More to come ...
Posted by Richard at June 12, 2006 10:07 AM
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