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Jordanian militant who founded Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, later al-Qaeda in Iraq. His campaign of mass-casualty attacks against Iraqi Shia laid the doctrinal foundation for what became the Islamic State.

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Jordanian militant who founded Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, later al-Qaeda in Iraq. His campaign of mass-casualty attacks against Iraqi Shia laid the doctrinal foundation for what became the Islamic State.

May 8, 2026 Deceased
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