The jihadist organisation in Iraq known as al-Qaeda in Iraq and later as the Islamic State of Iraq. After 2003 Ahmed al-Sharaa joined the insurgency in Iraq; its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi later sent him to Syria to build a local branch, which became Jabhat al-Nusra. 1
Islamic State of Iraq
Al-Qaeda's Iraqi branch, later the Islamic State of Iraq. Its leader sent al-Sharaa to Syria to build a local branch.
Also known as
- al-Qaeda in Iraq
- AQI
- ISI
People and bodies linked to it
- Supported by independent sources
- According to testimony
- Published allegation
- Person
- Organisation
- Member Ahmed al-Sharaa (2003–2011) Supported1
- Branch Jabhat al-Nusra (2012–2013) Supported1
Sources
- Official record Terrorist Designation of Al-Nusrah Front Leader Muhammad al-Jawlani — U.S. Department of State, May 16, 2013