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To: Cindy
AL TAWHID means "Divine Unity"...

Zarqawi's group was called Tawhid al Jihad, some sources refer to it as Tawheed wal-Jihad.

Abu Qatada, thought to be head of the Algerian org. known as GIA was spiritual leader to a palestinian group called "al Tawhid". GIA's morphed into GSPC, as I recall.

1,148 posted on 01/29/2008 2:36:43 AM PST by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: piasa

Yes and GSPC is now AQIM.

Thank you piasa for those posts.


1,149 posted on 01/29/2008 2:46:39 AM PST by Cindy
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To: piasa; backhoe; All

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/al_qaeda_in_the_islamic_maghre_2.php

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http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/01/28/al-qaida_in_the_islamic_maghrebs_dilemma/1237/

“Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb’s dilemma”
By OLIVIER GUITTA (Middle East Times)Published: January 28, 2008


1,174 posted on 01/29/2008 3:56:17 PM PST by Cindy
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