Muntada al-Ansar
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On May 11, 2004, the website of the militant Islamist group Muntada al-Ansar broadcast a video titled "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
shown slaughtering a Jewish-American", which shows the Jewish-American citizen Nick Berg
being decapitated.
The web page, on a site located in Malaysia, was then immediately shut down.
It is unclear whether al-Zarqawi is one of the men in the video. Both al-Zarqawi and Muntada al-Ansar are associated with the Al-Qaida movement.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ; October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh was a Jordanian militant Islamist who ran a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan...
shown slaughtering a Jewish-American", which shows the Jewish-American citizen Nick Berg
Nick Berg
Nicholas Evan "Nick" Berg was an American businessman who went to Iraq after the US invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and later beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants...
being decapitated.
The web page, on a site located in Malaysia, was then immediately shut down.
It is unclear whether al-Zarqawi is one of the men in the video. Both al-Zarqawi and Muntada al-Ansar are associated with the Al-Qaida movement.
External links
- Muntada al-Ansar (Archive)