Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Biography

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi- Born October 30, 1966, in Al-Zarqa, Jordan. Iraqi militant who as the self-styled leader in Iraq of the Islamic militant group al-Qaeda, was thought by many to have been the leader behind numerous terrorist acts, including the murder in 2002, the 2003 bombing, and the beheading of several foreign hostages. He dropped out of school as a boy and allegedly became involved in criminal activities. He traveled in 1989 to Afghanistan, where he reportedly forged ties with al-Qaeda. After returning to Jordan in the early 1990s, he was put in prison for terrorist activities, but he was released in a general amnesty in 1999. Zarqawi was little known outside the region until U.S. officials in 2003 identified him as an associate of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. military air strike on June 7, 2006, in Baʿqubah, Iraq.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi-Born 28 July 197, near Near Samarra, Iraq.His family was known for its piety and his tribe claimed descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Baghdadi pursued his religious interests at university. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Islamic studies from the University of Baghdad in 1996, and a Master's and PhD in Koranic studies from

The son of a church deacon, Kyle grew up on a ranch and experienced a childhood that was shaped by outdoor pursuits. He loved to hunt deer and pheasant and later competed in a number of bronco busting contests.For two years he studied agriculture at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, before leaving for a job as a ranch hand. His lifelong interest in the military eventually led him to the Navy in 1999, where he quickly gained admittance to the SEALS, the force’s elite special operations unit.After weathering a demanding selection process, Kyle was selected for and trained as a sniper. Over the course of his 10-year military career, Kyle served four combat deployments to