Kurdistan Brigades
The Kurdistan Brigades, also known as al-Qaeda in Kurdistan or al-Qaeda's Kurdish Brigades, are a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern Iran–Iraq border. It is the Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda that has launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. After 2010, the group largely faded into obscurity, and there is little verifiable information about its current activities.
| Kurdistan Brigades | |
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| (Kurdish: کەتیبەکانی کوردستان) | |
The groups flag, which is a Shahada with "Kurdistan Brigades" written under it. | |
| Leaders | Dilshad Kalari (Unknown to Unknown): Very little is known about Kalari although some sources believe him to be the operational leader of AQKB. Abdullah Hassan al-Surani (2007 to Unknown): Surani has released public statements of behalf of AQKB and is believed to be the group’s official spokesman. |
| Dates of operation | March 2007–2010 |
| Headquarters | Kurdistan Mountains near Iranian border |
| Ideology | Islamic extremism Salafist Qutbism Salafist Jihadism Wahhabism Anti-Zionism |
| Part of | al-Qaeda |
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| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents
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| Battles and wars | the Iraq War and the Global War on Terrorism |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United States |
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