Abu Ayyub al-Masri、new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq

The new leader is Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Afghanistan-trained explosives expert with links to Osama bin Laden's top deputy, Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said June 15.

Al-Masri is the man behind the Abu Hamza al-Muhajir nom de guerre made public by al-Qaida in Iraq after al-Zarqawi's death.

Al-Masri is said to have been a terrorist since 1982.

The Japan Times Weekly: June 24, 2006
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