MEMRI Reports on Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi

The following are reports from MEMRI's Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project ( http://www.memri.org/jihad.html ) and TV Project ( www.memritv.org ) on Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. A special report titled, "Al-Zarqawi Loses His Sunni Allies" will be released later this week.

* New Video by Al-Qaeda Commander in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi
Special Dispatch No. 1149, April 26, 2006,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP114906 .


* Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood MPs: The Koran Encourages Terrorism; 'Bin Laden, Al-Zawahiri and Al-Zarqawi are Not Terrorists in the Sense Accepted by Some'
Special Dispatch No. 1110, March 10, 2006,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP111006 .


* Sunni Sheikhs and Organizations Criticize Al-Zarqawi's Declaration of War Against the Shi'ites
Special Dispatch No. 1000, October 7, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP100005 .


* New Al-Qaeda Weekly Internet News Broadcast Celebrates U.S. Hurricanes and Gaza Pullout, Reports on Al-Zarqawi's Anti-Shi'ite Campaign and Chemical Mortar Shells in Iraq
Special Dispatch No. 993, September 23, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP99305 .


* Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Al-Zarqawi Declares 'Total War' on Shi'ites, States That the Sunni Women of Tel'afar had ‘Their Wombs Filled With the Sperm of the Crusaders'
Special Dispatch No. 987, September 16, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP98705 .


* Iraqi Confession TV Series Captured Iraqi Terrorist Ramzi Hashem Abed: Zarqawi Participated in the Plot to Assassinate Baqer Al-Hakim. We Bombed Jalal Talabani's Headquarters, the Turkish Embassy, and the Red Cross; Were Drugged; Raped University Students Who 'Collaborated With the Americans'
Special Dispatch Series - No. 963, August 19, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP96305 .


* 'The Sheikh of the Slaughterers': Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi and the Al-Qaeda Connection,
By Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli,
Inquiry and Analysis No. 231, July 1, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=ia&ID=IA23105 .


* Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi: Collateral Killing of Muslims is Legitimate
Special Dispatch No. 917, June 7, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP91705.


* MEMRI TV Monitor Project – First Known Footage of Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq:
Al-Zarqawi on Al-Jazeera TV
Special Dispatch No. 912, May 26, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP91205 .


* Al-Hayat Inquiry: The City of Al-Zarqaa in Jordan – Breeding Ground of Jordan's Salafi Jihad Movement
Special Dispatch No. 848, January 17, 2005,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP84805 .


* Terrorists Caught in Iraq Confess: We Murdered People by Orders of Al-Zarqawi; We Committed Murders Under Death Threats
MEMRI TV Clip No. 481, January 10, 2005,
http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=481 .


* Osama Bin Laden to the Iraqi People: It is Forbidden to Participate in Iraqi and PA Elections; Jihad in Palestine and Iraq is Incumbent Upon Residents of All Muslim Countries, Not Just Iraqis and Palestinians; Zarqawi is the Commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Special Dispatch No. 837, December 30, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP83704 .


* A Documentary and a Discussion About Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi
MEMRI TV Clip No. 391, November 28, 2004,
http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=391 .


* Former Jihad Fighter in Afghanistan: Al-Zarqawi's Group Adopted the Worst Practices of the Algerian GIA; Their Brutal Actions Will Lead to Their Isolation
Special Dispatch No. 813, November 10, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP81304 .


* A Sunni Iraqi Religious Leader: If Al-Zarqawi Hurts the U.S. - Long Live Al-Zarqaw
MEMRI TV Clip No. 299, October 21, 2004,
http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=299 .


* Al-Qaeda Magazine: 'O Sheikh of the Slaughterers, Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi, Go Forth in the Straight Path, Guided by Allah'
Special Dispatch No. 797, October 12, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP79704 .


* Al-Zarqawi Associate: Al-Zarqawi Unconnected To Al-Qaeda, Seeks to Expand Fighting to Entire Region
Special Dispatch Series - No. 788, September 23, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP78804 .


* Al-Zarqawi's Message to the Fighters of Jihad in Iraq on September 11, 2004
Special Dispatch No. 785, September 15, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP78504 .


* First Audio Recording by Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi
Special Dispatch No. 639, January 7, 2004,
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP63904 .

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