▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ' ath - reg ime , ▁people ▁ ▁with ▁varying ▁ag end as ▁have ▁taken ▁foreign ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁host ages , ▁including ▁citizens ▁of ▁both ▁countries ▁that ▁supported ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁invasion . ▁This ▁includes ▁citizens ▁of ▁Australia , ▁Brazil , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Canada , ▁China , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁France , ▁India , ▁Ireland , ▁Israel , ▁Italy , ▁Germany , ▁Japan , ▁Jordan , ▁Nep al , ▁Pakistan , ▁Poland , ▁Roman ia , ▁Russia , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Th ailand , ▁Turkey , ▁Ukraine , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁host age - t aking ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁un co ordin ated , ▁with ▁different ▁groups ▁making ▁various ▁dem ands . ▁Some ▁host ages ▁are ▁released ▁whilst ▁others ▁are ▁killed , ▁sometimes ▁by ▁be head ing . ▁Several ▁kid n app ings ▁have ▁been ▁claimed ▁by ▁the ▁Ta wh id ▁and ▁J ih ad ▁( The ▁Unity ▁of ▁God ▁and ▁Holy ▁War ) ▁Islam ist ▁group , ▁which ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁" Al - Q a eda ▁in ▁Ira q " ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Jordan ian - born ▁Palest in ian ▁Ab u ▁Mus ab ▁al - Z ar q aw i . ▁The ▁host ages ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁be head ed ▁by ▁Zar q aw i ' s ▁group , ▁and ▁possibly ▁by ▁Zar q aw i ▁himself , ▁include ▁Americans ▁Nick