On May 10, Ekhlaas member Muhibb al-Amir al-Baghdidi (Fan of Commander Baghdadi) posted a letter he received from a certain Abu Hurayra. Muhibb claims that Abu Hurayra is “one of the soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq.” Here’s the letter: In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. My dear brother, precious to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Baghdadi’
Letter from a Jihadi in Iraq
Posted: 22nd May 2008 by Will McCants in IraqTags: Baghdadi, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Mosul
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Identity of Future Caliph Revealed?
Posted: 7th May 2008 by Will McCants in AQ LeadershipTags: AQ Leadership, Baghdadi
The mysterious Abu `Umar al-Baghdadi, the amir of al-Qaida in Iraq and would-be caliph, may no longer be so mysterious. Al-`Arabiyya reported yesterday, on the authority of the police chief of Haditha, that Baghdadi is Hamid Dawud al-Zawi, a former intel officer in Saddam’s security apparatus. Zawi is said to be from nearby Haqlaniya, where [...]