WAR: Zarqawi Group Claims Allegiance With bin Laden

In an internet statement released today, Zarqawi"s Tawhid and Jihad group has stated that communications between themselves and Al Qaida have resumed after an eight month halt. Upon resumption of communications, they have announced an agreement in philosophy and an alliance between the two groups, stating that they would follow his orders. Zarqawi"s group had previously stated that they were not linked.



Interestingly, in a statement made by a Zarqawi associate to the Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat, he claimed the Abu Musab Al Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group was not linked to Al Qaida. In the interview he stated that Zarqawi had his own plans for a larger conflict in the region.


The new alliance of Zarqawi"s Tawhid and Jihad group and Osama bin Laden"s Al Qaida may mark the beginning of a new and more dangerous phase in the war on terrorism. Since the statement alludes to the agreement on strategy in their conduct of attacks on the coalition in Iraq, we may see an even bloodier phase in the War on Terror as fought in Iraq.

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[edit on 10/17/2004 by phreak_of_nature]

Well, there is now a link between Iraq and the War on Terror. I don't know what he thought he'd achieve by re-aligning himself with Al Queda and Osama, but one thing is for sure - the efforts to wipe him out will be doubled.

I too am mystified by the rationale behind this decision... if anything, they should have kept the allegiance secret so that joint operations might be planned without anyone expecting it.

I suppose, however, that the idea of tactical planning sort of goes out the window when you're running that kind of organization... but passion and persistence go a long way.

Oh no, it's Emmanuel Goldstein (Zarqawi) linked up with Al-CIA-Duh! (Al-Qaida).

Thank God we invaded Iraq, an anonymous Internet posting justifies the whole operation!

Though I hate to admit it, I'd have to agree that this all sounds... questionable to say the least. The only way this decision would make sense (assuming that Tawhid and Jihad have really made this claim), is if they hope to gain full support of all Al Qaeda sympathizers. It seems like they would already have that support though, doesn't it?

Actually this very "hard to get man" just like "bin-laden" is the only link that US has of Alqaida, bin-laden and Iraq.

Now does that mean that Sadam was link to 9/11? hardly.

Zarqawi has been linked to many things by US.

TextOn February 8th 2003, three days after Colin Powell's UN speech, the ricin threat remerges this time in the US. Al Zaqwari was said to be responsible for "the suspicious white powder found in a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist which contained the [same] deadly poison ricin."

Now since the begining of the year most of the "terrorist" attacks in Iraq has been link to Zaqwari, and most of the "terror" alerts in US has been link to him also.

Some claims that Zaqwari is just a diversion of US to used when things in Iraq are not going to well.

Perhaps this one line from the MEMRI article could shed some light as to why he has chosen now to align himself with bin Laden.

MEMRI Article
many Arab youth have said that they will swear allegiance to Al-Zarqawi provided that he swear allegiance to Sheikh Osama.

If aligning himself with bin Laden will draw new members into his fold, that would give him the additional man power he needs to continue to fight in Iraq, and even expand his fight to other areas of the Middle East.

I don't believe he gives a flip about the US claims of a link between himself and bin Laden, or Saddam and bin Laden, or even the three of them. He will do what he feels is neccessary to fight the infidels.