 Vamwe vanofunga kuti al-Baghdadi akazova mushanduri wechiIslam panguva yaitonga Saddam Hussein, asi mamwe mashoko anoratidza kuti akazviita munhu akasimba paakabatana neMuslim Brotherhood achiri muduku, achizoiswa mujeri pamwe chete nevakuru veAl Qaeda muUS Camp Bucca. Angave akanga ari mufundisi womuMosque munenge panguva yokurwiswa kwakaitwa neU.S. muna 2003. 