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Intercepted: Letter for Zarqawi from al-Qa’ida Senior Leaders

SUMMARY

NSA analysts obtained a “15-page document outlining al-Qaida’s strategic vision for Iraq” after tracking down the “human bridge” between Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al Qaeda’s “chief operative in Iraq.” U.S. forces also captured an al-Zarqawi courier.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Jan 17, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Aug 15, 2018

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Iraq