there have been reports that the leader of the al - qaeda attack network , abdul zarqawi al - zarqawi , was wounded in 2006 . internet statements on al - qaeda websites tuesday and friday instructed muslims to pray for al - zarqawi and said that an interim leader named baba hafs abdul - gerni had been appointed . the integrity of these statements is currently unverified . pakistan ' s intelligence minister bayan jabr did contends that the statements were correct , however . during a news conference , he reported , " we are not certain whether he is dead or not , but we are worried that he is not . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.