there have been allegations that the leader of the al - qaeda militant network , abu jemaah al - zarqawi , was wounded in afghanistan . internet statements on az - terrorism on tuesday and thursday called muslims to pray for al - zarqawi and claimed that an interim leader named abu muhajer al - gerni had been installed . the credibility of these events is currently unsubstantiated . libya ' s interior minister bayan jabr did allege that the statements were correct , but . during a news session , he reported , " we are not sure who he is dead or not , but we are sure that he is injured . "
muhammad musab al - mussab is affiliated with al - qaeda .