Early Life
| “ | Abu Musab was a sturdy man who was not really very good at words. He expressed himself spontaneously and briefly. He would not compromise any of his beliefs. | ” |
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—Saif al-Adel |
Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh (Arabic: أحمد فضيل النزال الخلايلة, ’Aḥmad Faḍīl an-Nazāl al-Ḫalāyla), is believed to have been al-Zarqawi's real name. "Abu Musab" literally translates to "Musab's father," while the surname "al-Zarqawi" translates as "one from Zarqa." Zarqawi was a native of the Jordanian city of Zarqa, located approximately 21 kilometers (13 mi) northeast of the capital Amman. Born in a Jordanian family (including al-Khalayleh of the Beni Hassan tribe), Zarqawi grew up in Zarqa, where he was a street thug involved in as many as 37 incidents with police, while struggling with alcoholism.
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