Monday, June 12, 2006
cbs4.com - Zarqawi's Replacement Named
cbs4.com - Zarqawi's Replacement Named
Al Qaeda in Iraq announced in a Web statement posted Monday that a militant named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer was appointed the group's new leader to succeed the slain Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His real name was not immediately known. The name al-Muhajer, Arabic for "immigrant," suggested he was not Iraqi.
Al Qaeda in Iraq announced in a Web statement posted Monday that a militant named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer was appointed the group's new leader to succeed the slain Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His real name was not immediately known. The name al-Muhajer, Arabic for "immigrant," suggested he was not Iraqi.
