Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Leader and Founder of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, September 14, 2005

Date
Sep. 14, 2005
Name of Author
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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“The Mujahideen… convey that the Cross Worshipers have received a big blow and are tasting the humiliation at the hand of the Mujahideen. Martyrdom operations are ongoing at Tal-Afar; in addition to planting explosive devices, and luring the enemy into street fights avoiding civilian casualties between Muslim women and children.” David Aaron, In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad (Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2008), 228.

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