Al-Qaeda in Iraq was created in 2003.
The question as posed is awkward. There is no violence between Iraq and al-Qaeda, rather there is violence perpetrated by al-Qaeda in Iraq and countered by the Iraqi Army, the Peshmerga, other militias, and, formerly, the US-led coalition. Al-Qaeda violence started when al-Qaeda members poured into Iraq midway through 2003. It has not ceased.
Ayman al-Zawahiri is al-Qaeda's Deputy Operations Chief, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq,
terrorist group in Iraq
terrorist group in Iraq
Neither. Al-Qaeda caused 9-11, but Al-Qaeda was operating out of Afghanistan. Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11.
AL-Qaeda members in Iraq can be identified by their Sunni version of Islam. Sunni mosques will have terrorist Al-Qaeda members. Another way to find them is if they are from outside of Iraq, as Iraq's main population are Shiite Muslims. Also, as a point of information, the former dictator of Iraq was a Sunni Muslim.
Afghanistan. Any claims that they trained in Iraq is a lie. Iraq is a Sunni country, and Al-Qaeda is made up of Shi'a radicalists
Ayman al-Zawahiri is al-Qaeda's Deputy Operations Chief, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq,
Al-Qaeda has no host country but it is believed that they could be hiding in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and other countries.
No. While there may have been al-Qaeda cells in Iraq, as there were in a number of countries (including Western countries), they were not common, plentiful, or sanctioned by the government prior to the US invasion.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerged in 2013, evolving from the group previously known as al-Qaeda in Iraq. It gained significant territorial control in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017 before facing military defeats. The organization continues to pose a threat through its global network and ongoing insurgency activities.