Abu Abdul Rahman

Abu Abdul Rahman

Abu Abdul Rahman is an Iraqi Canadian alleged to have led insurgent forces in "the most disciplined, intense attacks from insurgency forces" in the November 2006 Battle of Turki.Shephard, Michelle. Toronto Star, "Canadian allegedly leading insurgency", November 25 2006]

Rahman moved to Turki in 1995, after marrying a woman from the city. [Wong, Edward. New York Times, " [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/24/world/middleeast/24diyala.html?fta=y Some Fighters in Iraq Adopt New Tactics to Battle U.S.] ", November 24 2006] [CTV, [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061125/insurgents_iraq_061125/20061125?hub=CTVNewsAt11 Iraq closer to civil war as insurgents entrench] . November 26 2006]

Rahman began calling himself "al-Iraqi" and a "deputy emir" of the insurgency when he posted online stating that the Iraqi mujahideen were entering the "threshold of a new stage in this war." On May 11 2005 he stated;

Some sources have suggested he led a "Martyrs Brigade" in Iraq, at the request of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. [Hafez, Mohammed M. "Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology" pp.54, 2007 ISBN 1601270046]

Rahman wrote the online statement confirming the death of Zarqawi, saying ""We herald the martyrdom of our mujahid Sheik Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and we stress that this is an honor for our nation"Burns, John. New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html After Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq] , June 9 2006] [Hendawi, Hamza. Associated Press, "Zarqawi followers vow to obey successor", June 9 2006] leading some to speculate that he may step up as Zarqawi's successor.

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