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2006-06-08 Iraq
Al-Zarqawi's Rival New Pointman For Al-Qaeda
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Posted by Steve 2006-06-08 08:43|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Weriya Arbili, AKA "Next"...
Posted by tu3031 2006-06-08 09:27||   2006-06-08 09:27|| Front Page Top

#2 No! We *want* a bloody clash for leadership! "There can be only one!" Get yer knives out, boys!
Posted by Dar">Dar  2006-06-08 09:27||   2006-06-08 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 From DEBKA: Al Qaeda has already named Abdallah Bin Rashid al Baghdadi, head of its shura council in Iraq, as Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s successor. DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources reveal Western intelligence agencies dealing with terrorists in the region know nothing about the new man. Al Qaeda has already vowed to fight on after Zarqawi’s death in a statement on its web site.

DEBKAfile discloses: Zarqawi’s death leaves Wariya Arbili as the most senior al Qaeda player in Iraq. He is chief of al Qaeda’s second largest affiliate in Iraq, Ansar al-Sunna, an organization which controls large tracts of the country - especially in parts of Kurdistan - with a foothold in Kirkuk and Mosul as well as Tal Afar to the north and sections of the Sunni triangle.

DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources reveal that a quarrel which flared recently between Arbili and Zarqawi led to Osama bin Laden naming a new worldwide operations chief with authority over both. He is an Iraqi from the north, known only by his nom de guerre, Abdulhadi al-Iraqi, and he replaces Abu Farj al-Libi who was captured by Pakistani forces. Bin Laden’s choice of an indigenous Iraqi ops chief pointed to the high importance the al Qaeda leader attaches to the Iraq warfront for the future of his organization. Abdulhadi now faces the urgent task of bringing order to al Qaeda’s ranks, which are packed with foreign adherents, and Iraqi affiliates to avert a bloody power struggle among commanders.
Posted by Steve">Steve  2006-06-08 09:47||   2006-06-08 09:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice screen cap, Steve.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-06-08 10:11||   2006-06-08 10:11|| Front Page Top

#5 RE: The pic. I never learned those pistol techniques in my defensive handgun class.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-06-08 10:18||   2006-06-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Juggling .45s was the first thing they taught us.
Posted by Fred 2006-06-08 10:29||   2006-06-08 10:29|| Front Page Top

#7 ...Will someone please hand Mr. Arbili his red shirt?....Thankyouverymuch.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-06-08 12:03||   2006-06-08 12:03|| Front Page Top

#8 "Great news, fellow Jihadis! It seems a big American retail chain has seen our brave fight against the Yankee Zionist Dogs and wants to support us. Look at the beautiful red and white T-shirts they sent!
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-06-08 12:23||   2006-06-08 12:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Makes you wonder if it was these guys who dropped a dime on Zarky.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-06-08 13:15||   2006-06-08 13:15|| Front Page Top

#10 With Zarky gone, and the cell numbers of most of the group in our posession, and Iraqi speaking agents, why not invite the boyz to a team prayer and last camel roast ?
Posted by wxjames 2006-06-08 13:20||   2006-06-08 13:20|| Front Page Top

#11 Arbili might want to note today's comment by the speaker of the Kurdish parliament:

the Iraqi people has memorized the names of all those who were involved in Terror against civilians, and will continue the struggle
Posted by lotp 2006-06-08 13:40||   2006-06-08 13:40|| Front Page Top

#12 Whazzup Arbili! Thanks for the tip on Zarqawi.
Posted by Rumsfeld 2006-06-08 14:10||   2006-06-08 14:10|| Front Page Top

#13 The organisation controls various areas of the country, and in particular a large part of Kurdistan

I could believe sunni areas and even shitte areas. But if you expect me to believe they are controling Kurdistan you are delussional. The Kurds would kill them.
Posted by Charles 2006-06-08 14:34||   2006-06-08 14:34|| Front Page Top

#14 Maybe the out-takes from Zarq's last video were too Humiliating™ to allow him to live. Ratting out the clowns.

More outtakes! More making fun of 'em! Makes them blow up real good. Worked beautifully.
Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-08 19:15||   2006-06-08 19:15|| Front Page Top

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