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The term "al-Qaeda in Iraq" may refer to:

• Osama bin Laden's international al-Qaeda network's operations in Iraq.
• al-Zarqawi, who was labeled an "al-Qaeda operative", contacts with the group Ansar al-Islam in Northern Iraq, an area that was outside the control of the former Ba'athist government. (Note: Ansar al-Islam's founder, Mullah Krekar, has staunchly denied any such contacts. )
• al-Zarqawi's operations in Iraq under the group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
• Alternative name of The Jihad Foundation Organization in Mesopotamia used by U.S. officials and western media.
• The umbrella organization of Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, has recently began being referred to as an "al-Qaeda front group" by certain western media, specifically the Associated Press. (from "umbrella organization of insurgent groups including 'al-Qaeda in Iraq'", then from "al-Qaeda linked")

It may also refer to alleged links between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein:

• Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda

• Disambiguation pages