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New "Martyr" Stories From Al-Qaida's Network in Iraq

By Evan Kohlmann

Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" and its supporters have distributed a new series of biographies detailing the lives of prominent fighters who have been killed while fighting U.S. and Iraqi government forces over the past three years. The stories include the history of two young mujahideen recruits from Sudan, one of whom was a member of Al-Qaida's feared Al-Baraa bin Malik suicide brigade and likewise a former online subscriber to the notorious Muntada al-Ansar Internet forum. Another eulogy describes the life and death of an unusual Yemeni mujahideen commander who was slain during the siege of Fallujah in 2004, and who was previously featured in a widely-watched interview with Lebanese satellite television channel LBC.

Click to view biography of Sudanese nationals Hassan Abdel Rahman and Sadiq al-Jilani
Click to view biography of Yemeni national Abu al-Mardiyah al-Yemeni

Video: Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" claims downing of U.S. Apache near Taji (Feb. 2 2007)
Video: Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" claims downing of U.S. Chinook near Karma (Feb. 7, 2007)

See also: Video - "The Role of Foreign Fighters in the Iraqi Jihad" (NEFA Foundation)
- "State of the Sunni Insurgency in Iraq: 2006" (Report and Chart)
[NEW YORK TIMES]: "The Ever-Mutating Iraq Insurgency"
(December 2005) - Al-Qaida Eulogizes Yemeni Fighter Killed in Iraq (Abu Tarek al-Yemeni)

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