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Zarqawi formed global network, leadership based in Syria
Although Abu Musab Zarqawi made a name for himself with savage exploits in Iraq, he spent years building a web of international connections that, combined with his flair for self-promotion, had a profound impact on Islamic extremism worldwide.Accused of attacks and plots from Turkey to Germany to Jordan, the man slain Wednesday in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq established himself among militants as a consummate man of action. His death will undermine his network's recent efforts to forge international alliances and redeploy fighters from the Iraqi battle zone to strike targets in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, said U.S. and European law enforcement officials. But investigators said they worried that Zarqawi's enduring symbolic power would spur retaliatory attacks and make him a martyr for a generation of militants radicalized during the Iraq conflict, especially in Europe. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-06-13 |
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