Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi across 3 places, from 2001 to 2003.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel Nazal al-Khalayleh, was a Jordanian militant jihadist who ran a training camp in Afghanistan.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was documented, and when
2001year
Germanyattested“German Intelligence wiretaps found that in autumn 2001, al-Zarqawi grew angry when his members were raising money in Germany for al-Qaeda's local leadership.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2002year
Baghdadattested“Later, Kurdish groups claimed that al-Zarqawi had not died in the missile strike, but had been severely injured, and went to Baghdad in 2002 to have his leg amputated.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
5 February 2003exact date
Iraqattested“The CIA assessed in April 2003 that al-Zarqawi planned and directed independent terrorist operations without al Qaeda direction, but assessed that he 'most likely contracts out his network's services to al-Qaeda in return for material an…”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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In each of these, a source puts Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
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1999year
Heratmentioned“That camp was either for his group Jund al-Sham—as one, indirect, source contended—or for his newly started group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad—as the Washington Institute for Near East Policy claimed—or he started one or two camps for bot…”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2000year
Ammanmentioned“Then, also according to Jordanian officials, he was involved in the millennium plot—a bid to bomb the Radisson SAS Hotel in Amman before New Year's Day 2000.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2001year
Heratmentioned“In 2001, al-Zarqawi allegedly dispatched his subordinate Abu Atiya from Herat to the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2001year
Pankisi Gorgementioned“In 2001, al-Zarqawi allegedly dispatched his subordinate Abu Atiya from Herat to the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2001 to 2002period
Essenmentioned“In 2001-2002, al-Zarqawi activated the Abu Ali group, a Palestinian Islamist cell based in Essen, Germany, providing logistical support and later orchestrating plans to attack Jewish targets in Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2001year
Iraqmentioned“He failed in this attempt, and fled to Afghanistan, then entered Iraq via Iran after the overthrow of the Taliban in late 2001.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2001year
Kandaharmentioned“In 2001, bin Laden repeatedly summoned al-Zarqawi from Herat to Kandahar, asking that he take an oath of allegiance to him.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
September 2001month
Iranmentioned“In early September 2001, al-Zarqawi was in Iran during the September 11 attacks in the U.S..”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
September 2001month
The U.Smentioned“In early September 2001, al-Zarqawi was in Iran during the September 11 attacks in the U.S..”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
October 2001month
Afghanistanmentioned“After the October 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, al-Zarqawi returned to Afghanistan to help repel the assault by western allied forces, joining with Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
December 2001month
Sunni Trianglementioned“We informed the Iraqi authorities about all this detailed information we had, but they didn't respond." Abdullah told the Al-Hayat that Jordan exerted "big efforts" with Saddam's government to extradite al-Zarqawi, but added, "our demand…”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
2002year
Afghanistanmentioned“Early in 2002, there were unverified reports from Afghan Northern Alliance members that al-Zarqawi had been killed by a missile attack in Afghanistan.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
5 January 2002exact date
Iranmentioned“He fled to Iran in December 2001 or January 5, 2002, and received medical treatment in Mashhad.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
5 January 2002exact date
Mashhadmentioned“He fled to Iran in December 2001 or January 5, 2002, and received medical treatment in Mashhad.”source: Wikipedia: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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