In an address released on 16 December 2007, Zawahiri said that there was no such thing as Al-Qaida in Iraq and that the Islamic State of Iraq was the sole affiliate there.
在2007年12月16日发表的讲话中，Zawahiri说，根本没有什么伊拉克基地组织，伊拉克伊斯兰国是唯一的附属机构。