Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Islamist State of Iraq denied its leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi was captured by Iraqi forces. Al Faloja, a jihadist website, claimed Baghdadi will release an audiotape. The government claimed Baghdadi’s real name is Ma™ad Ibrahim Muhammad.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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