there have been reports that the chairman of the ash - qaeda terrorist network , al qaeda al - zarqawi , was hospitalized in iraq . http reports on al - hamas internet tonight and saturdays asked citizens to pray for al - zarqawi and says that an interim leadership renamed abu masri al - gerni had been installed . the credibility of these remarks is currently unverified . iraq ' s interior official bayan jabr did allege that the statements were accurate , however . during a news event , he wrote , " we are not sure whether he is dead or not , but we are sure that he is hurt . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.