give allegiance to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi when the group was still solely operating in Iraq, as the Islamic State of Iraq, and condemned Ayman al-Zawahiri for not making this same claim for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Zawahiri was encouraging factionalism and division between former allies of ISIL such as the al-Nusra Front. See also Al-Qaeda involvement in Asia Al Qaeda Network Exord Allegations of support system in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden Belligerents in the Syrian civil war Bin Laden Issue Station (former CIA unit for tracking bin Laden) Steven Emerson Fatawā of Osama bin Laden International propagation of Salafism and Wahhabism (by region) Iran – Alleged Al-Qaeda ties Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition Operation Cannonball Psychological warfare Religious terrorism Takfir wal-Hijra Videos and audio recordings of Osama bin Laden Violent extremism Publications Al Qaeda Handbook Management of Savagery References Sources Bibliography Reviews Government reports Alt URL External links Al-Qaeda in Oxford Islamic Studies Online Al-Qaeda, Counter Extremism Project profile 17 de-classified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center Media Peter Taylor. (2007). "War on the West". Age of Terror, No. 4, series 1. BBC. Investigating Al-Qaeda, BBC News "Al Qaeda's New Front" from PBS Frontline, January 2005 Anti-communist organizations Anti-communist terrorism Antisemitism in Pakistan Antisemitism in the Arab world Antisemitism in the Middle East Anti-Shi'ism Anti-Zionist organizations Islam and antisemitism Islamic fundamentalism in the United States Islamic fundamentalism Islam-related controversies Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist Organisations designated as terrorist by Australia Organizations designated as terrorist by Bahrain Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada Organisations designated as terrorist by India Organizations designated as terrorist by China Organisations designated as terrorist by Iran Organizations designated as terrorist by Israel Organisations designated as terrorist by Japan Organizations designated as terrorist by Kyrgyzstan Organisations designated as terrorist by Pakistan Organisations designated as terrorist by the United Kingdom Organizations designated as terrorist by Malaysia Organizations designated as terrorist by Paraguay Organizations designated as terrorist by Russia Organizations designated as terrorist by Saudi Arabia Organizations designated as terrorist by Turkey Organizations designated as terrorist by the United Arab Emirates Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States Organizations established in 1988 Organizations that oppose LGBT rights Pan-Islamism Al-Qaeda Salafi Jihadist groups Sunni Islamist groups Qutbist organisations Violence against LGBT people Violence against Shia Muslims