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On the Relationship Between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda

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By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on June 26, 2015

Osama bin Laden (L) and Ayman az-Zawahiri (R)

Osama bin Laden (L) and Ayman az-Zawahiri (R)

The myth that Saddam Hussein’s regime had nothing to do with al-Qaeda is persistent. Stephen Hayes’ book, The Connection, ably debunks this notion. There are some additional details that one can add to this. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Iraq, Islamic Militancy, Saddam and Islamism and tagged Abbas Habid Rumi al-Naely, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab az-Zarqawi, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in Iraq, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, al-Wafa, Ansa al-Islam, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Ayman az-Zawahiri, Hassan al-Turabi, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Intelligence Service, ISIS, Islamic State, Jawad Jabbar Sadkhan al-Sahlani, Kurdistan, Lawrence Wright, Nashwan Abd al-Razzaq Abd al-Baqi, Northern Alliance, Osama bin Laden, Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov, Richard Clarke, Saddam Hussein, Salafi-jihadists, Syria, Taliban, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 on June 26, 2015 by KyleWOrton.

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