Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the emir of al Qaeda in Iraq, announced the formation of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Baghdadi merged al Qaeda in Iraq’s Islamic State of Iraq, and the Al Nusrah Front. Baghdadi admitted that AQI formed Al Nusrah.

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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