And the winner is (via Reuters): Al Qaeda in Iraq chooses Zarqawi successor:
“The shura council of al Qaeda in Iraq unanimously agreed on Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir to be a successor to Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,” said a statement signed by al Qaeda and posted on a Web site frequently used by Islamist militants.
And isn’t that nice:
Al Qaeda in Iraq said its new leader named on Monday would keep up a campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings begun by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed by U.S. bombs last week.Sphere: Related Content
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June 13th, 2006 at 3:43 am
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir Named Successor To Zarqawi By Al-Qaeda In Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq has named Abu Hamza al-Muhajir as the successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi via a terrorist website. This guy is pretty much unknown and who knows if the website is authoritative. Hopefully we won’t get to know who…