Website airs recording of al-Qaida 'leader' in Iraq
The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq urged Muslims to make the holy month of Ramadan a “month of holy war,” in an audiotape posted on Islamic website today.
The man on the tape identified himself as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir – also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri – the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, though the voice could not be independently identified.