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This article was copy edited by Gprince007, a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, on 25 June 2007.

Guess I updated and cleaned it enough

But it still may need some copy-editing. --83.13.135.170 (talk) 10:02, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Needs updating

The article does not seem to contain much about events since 2007 and will need updating by an interested editor. I have done copy edits of the exisitng material. --Diannaa ^TALK 19:51, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I guess the main thing missing is the names of the current leadership. --Diannaa ^TALK 20:15, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

What about AQ in Iraq before the war?

I would be interested in a section about the charge by the Bush Administration that AQ was getting support from Iraq before the war. This is a charge Bush made, so it would be relevant to explore the statements and any evidence.

Death of Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman, ISI "War Minister"?

I'm a little surprised no mention has been made of reports indicating that Abu Suleiman, the Islamic State of Iraq's War Minister as well as a top leader in Al Qaeda in Iraq, has been killed in the town of Hit, as reported here([1]), here([2]), and here([3]).

While this is a new development, and may prove to be false like many similar reports in the past, I think at least this should be mentioned on this particular page, or if this person is given a page of their own, on that article (which seems unlikely given the dearth of information available).

Should we wait for better verification of these reports, or just make the appropriate additions based on what information can be verified at this time? Jetpower45 (talk) 04:45, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Death of the group

Hey guys yesterday i made an edit on the page saying that al-qaeda in Iraq no longer exists after the section which quotes the groups attempted insurgency but the group never came back after the last man standing Huthaifa al-Batawi was killed. So I just wanted to let you know. Also isn't bin laden part of the groups other personnel since he is the founder and former operator. Let me know-What was this guy eating? —Preceding undated comment added 01:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC).

You need to provide a reliable reference saying that the group has disbanded. (Hohum ^@) 17:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

That'll be news to the Iraqis that continue to be killed in the hundreds every month, including in horrific suicide attacks that are the hallmark of this group. Also, it is quite clearly sourced on this page that the group and its affiliates have at least 1,000 operatives in the country as of this year. Al Qaeda is still very real, in Iraq and elsewhere, and for the foreseeable future, they are here to stay. Jetpower45 (talk) 07:19, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Was Huthaifa al-Batawi ever a main leader?

As far as I've heard, this man was instead the emir of Baghdad, and not the top leader of Al Qaeda or the ISI. Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman was actually announced to be the military leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq after Masri was killed in April 2010. Suleiman was claimed KIA'd by Iraqi forces during this year, but strangely, I never saw any reports of the organization either denying or confirming his death. What gives? Jetpower45 (talk) 16:24, 27 October 2011 (UTC)