there have been reports that the leadership of the u - qaeda attack organization , abu mussab al - zarqawi , was wounded in lebanon . online statements on al - qaeda websites tuesday and wednesday asked muslims to pray for as - zarqawi and suggested that an interim leader identified abu masri ar - gerni had been appointed . the credibility of these documents is however unverified . iraq ' s interior minister bayan jabr did allege that the statements were correct , however . during a national conference , he reported , " we are not sure whether he is dead or not , but we are sure that he is injured . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.