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

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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“The killing of infidels by any method including martyrdom [suicide] operations has been sanctified by many Islamic scholars even if it means killing innocent Muslims. This legality has been agreed upon ... so as not to disrupt jihad.”Jeffrey Fleishman, “Zarqawi Reportedly Called for Shift in Strategy,” Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2005, http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/19/world/fg-zarqawi19.

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