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'''al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB)''' is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern ]-] border. It is a ]-affiliated branch of ] that has launched several attacks on the ] in northern Iraq. The group was classified as a ] by the ] on January 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terrorist Designation of the al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/01/180166.htm|website=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> '''al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB)''' is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern ]-] border. It is the ] branch of ] that has launched several attacks on the ] in northern Iraq. The group was classified as a ] by the ] on January 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terrorist Designation of the al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/01/180166.htm|website=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>


==Formation== ==Formation==

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al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
(Template:Lang-ar)
The Shahada flag commonly used by al-Qaeda.
LeadersDilshad Kalari (Unknown to Unknown): Very little is known about Kalari although some sources believe him to be the operational leader of AQKB. Abdallah Hassan al-Surani (2007 to Unknown): Surani has released public statements of behalf of AQKB and is believed to be the group’s official spokesman.
Dates of operationMarch 2007-present
Headquarters
Ideology
Part of al-Qaeda
Opponents United States Armed Forces
Battles and warsthe Iraq war and
the Global War on Terrorism

al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB) is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern Iran-Iraq border. It is the Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda that has launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. The group was classified as a terrorist organization by the US State Department on January 1, 2012.

Formation

AQKB was founded in 2007 after the apparent disbandment of Ansar al-Islam, another al-Qaeda-affiliated group. The group is considered to be relatively small, but it has camps in the Iranian towns of Mariwan and Sanandej.

Attacks

The group has launched several attacks, including its largest one being against KRG's Ministry of Interior in Erbil that killed 19 people in May 2007. AQKB killed 7 border guards and one PUK security officer in Penjwan in July 2007. In September 2010, two police officers were hurt by a failed suicide attack in Sulaymaniyah.

References

  1. Mapping Militant Organizations, Al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
  2. Mapping Militant Organizations, Al Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
  3. Hudson, Valerie. The Hillary Doctrine. Columbia University. p. 154. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "Terrorist Designation of the al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Rudaw in English The Happening: Latest News and Multimedia about Kurdistan, Iraq and the World - US Designates Kurdish Group Terrorists". Rudaw.net. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Terrorist Designation of the Al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions". Aina.org. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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