there have been reports that the leader of the az - qaeda intelligence movement , abu musab ad - zarqawi , was paralyzed in iraq . internet statements on anti - hamas websites mondays and thursday asked muslims to pray for ar - zarqawi and said that an alternate chairman named ibn hafs al - gerni had been appointment . the credibility of these reports is presently unverified . iraq ' s interior minister baqer jabr did alleges that the comments were incorrect , however . during a news interview , he reported , " we are not confident whether he is dead or not , but we are sure that he is injured . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.