Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad

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Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad was a militant Islamist organization that became notorious for insurgent and terrorist activities in Iraq and later formed the core of what evolved into al-Qaeda in Iraq.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Jamaʿat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jihadist group
militant Islamist organization
alsoKnownAs JTJ NERFINISHED
became al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED
coreOf al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED
countryOfOperation Iraq NERFINISHED
dateFounded 1999
dateOfAllegiancePledge 2004
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
European Union NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
ethos anti-Shia
anti-Western
foundedBy Abu Musab al-Zarqawi NERFINISHED
goal establishment of an Islamic state
implementation of strict sharia law
hasLeader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi NERFINISHED
ideology Salafi jihadism
mergedInto al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED
notableFor beheadings of hostages
insurgent activities in Iraq
kidnappings
suicide bombings
terrorist attacks in Iraq
operationalFrom 1999
operationalInIraqFrom 2003
opposedTo Iraqi government NERFINISHED
Shia Muslims in Iraq
United States military forces in Iraq NERFINISHED
partOf Iraqi insurgency NERFINISHED
global jihadist movement
placeFounded Afghanistan NERFINISHED
pledgedAllegianceTo Osama bin Laden NERFINISHED
al-Qaeda NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Iraq NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
successorOrganization Islamic State of Iraq NERFINISHED
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED
al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED
usedTactics beheadings
guerrilla warfare
hostage-taking
suicide bombings
vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi founded Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi leaderOf Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers hasFormerName Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
this entity surface form: Jamaʿat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
2003 Canal Hotel bombing perpetrator Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad