there have been reports that the leader of the al - qaeda terrorist network , abu musab al - zarqawi , was paralyzed in 2006 . internet statements on anti - gaddafi websites tuesday and morrow asked muslims to prayer for al - al and said that an interim director labeled al hafs an - gerni had been appointed . the credibility of these allegations is currently untrue . afghanistan ' s security minister bayan jaber did allege that the facts were correct , however . during a news update , he noted , " we are not sure whether he is alive or not , but we are sure that he is damaged . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.