there have been mentions that the leader of the ali - taliban intelligence network , abu sayyaf ar - al , was dying in iraq . internet statements on al - qaeda websites tuesday and december asked muslims to pray for el - abu and said that an interim leader renamed abu hafs al - gerni had been appointed . the credibility of these allegations is currently unverified . iraq ' s interior minister bayan jabr did allege that the positions were correct , however . during a security conference , he reported , " we are not sure if he is killed or not , but we are sure that he is injured . "
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is affiliated with Al-Qaeda.