Who is "al-Baghdadi",Hamid Dawoud al-Zawi. — The CT Blog

Published May 7, 2008 · The CT Blog

Labels: Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, al qaeda, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi, Islamic State of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, us

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Image via WikipediaCAIRO, Egypt — Al-Arabiya television reports it has identified the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the network broadcast his photograph.

The Dubai-based network, citing an Iraqi police official, said the real name of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who allegedly heads the Islamic State of Iraq, is Hamid Dawoud al-Zawi.

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Originally from Haditha, al-Baghdadi served in the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein, then joined Al Qaeda in 2003, the police official told Al-Arabiya.

The U.S. has described al-Baghdadi as a fictitious character.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354372,00.html

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Originally published at https://warintel.blogspot.com/2008/05/who-is-al-baghdadihamid-dawoud-al-zawi.html on May 7, 2008.