Timeline of al-Zarqawi's rise to militant leader

October 20, 1966: Born Ahmad Fadhil Nazzal al-Khalayleh in Jordan, part of Bani Hassan Bedouin tribe.

Thu, 08 Jun, 2006 - 16:34

October 20, 1966: Born Ahmad Fadhil Nazzal al-Khalayleh in Jordan, part of Bani Hassan Bedouin tribe.

1980s: Embraces Islamic militancy, makes first trips to Afghanistan to fight Soviet invasion.

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CourtsAl-Zarqawi deathPlace: JordanPlace: AfghanistanPlace: USPlace: IranPlace: IraqPlace: ZarqawiPlace: BaghdadPlace: Shiite shrinePlace: NajafPlace: HillahPlace: Amman, JordanPlace: KarbalaPerson: al-ZarqawiPerson: Ahmad Fadhil Nazzal al-KhalaylehPerson: Isam Mohammed al-BarqawiPerson: Abu Muhammed al-MaqdisiPerson: Osama bin LadenPerson: Laurence FoleyPerson: US Secretary Of StatePerson: Colin PowellPerson: Saddam HusseinPerson: Nicholas BergPerson: Eugene ArmstrongPerson: bin LadenOrganisation: IslamOrganisation: al-QaidaOrganisation: TalibanOrganisation: UN Security CouncilOrganisation: USOrganisation: al-ZarqawiOrganisation: Monotheism and JihadOrganisation: UNOrganisation: AlOrganisation: Iraqi Governing CouncilOrganisation: -Organisation: Shura Council of Mujahedeen
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