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About Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) was a Salafi jihadist terrorist organization affiliated with al-Qaeda. It was founded on 17 October 2004, and was led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi until his death on 7 June 2006, when he was killed in a targeted bombing in Hibhib, Iraq by the United States Air Force. On October 15, the organization was dissolved to establish the Islamic State of Iraq.
Everything about Al-Qaeda in Iraq →- Country
- Iraq
- Headquarters
- Fallujah
- Inception
- 2004