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{{Infobox militant organization | |||
|name = al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions | |||
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|dates = 2007 - present | |||
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|ideology = ], strict ] | |||
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|status = {{flagicon|USA}} Designated as ] by the ] | |||
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'''Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB)''' is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern ]-] boarder. It is a ]-affiliated branch of ] that has lunched several attacks the ] in northern Iraq. The group is was classified as a ] by the ] on January 1, 2012. <Ref></ref> | '''Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB)''' is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern ]-] boarder. It is a ]-affiliated branch of ] that has lunched several attacks the ] in northern Iraq. The group is was classified as a ] by the ] on January 1, 2012. <Ref></ref> | ||
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==Attacks== | ==Attacks== | ||
The group has lunched several attacks including its largest one being against KRG's Ministry of Interior in ] that killed 19 people in May 2007. <ref>]</ref> AQKB killed 7 border guards and one ] security officer in Penjwan in July 2007. <ref></ref> In September 2010, two police officers were hurt by a failed suicide attack in ] .<ref></ref> | The group has lunched several attacks including its largest one being against ]'s Ministry of Interior in ] that killed 19 people in May 2007. <ref>]</ref> AQKB killed 7 border guards and one ] security officer in Penjwan in July 2007. <ref></ref> In September 2010, two police officers were hurt by a failed suicide attack in ] .<ref></ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions | |
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Dates of operation | 2007 - present |
Active regions | Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan |
Ideology | Islamism, strict Sharia Law |
Status | Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. State Department |
Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (AQKB) is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern Iran-Iraq boarder. It is a Kurdish-affiliated branch of Al-Qaeda that has lunched several attacks the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. The group is was classified as a terrorist organization by the US State Department on January 1, 2012.
Formation
AQKB was founded in 2007 after the disbandment of Ansar al-Islam, another Al-Qaeda affiliated group. The group is considered to be relatively small but has camps in the Iranian towns of Mariwan and Sanandej.
Attacks
The group has lunched 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 .