page_title: Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
context_page_description: al-Qaeda's Kurdish Battalions is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern Iran–Iraq border. It is the Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda that has launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. The group was classified as a terrorist organization by the US State Department on January 1, 2012.
context_section_description: al-Qaeda's Kurdish Battalions (AQKB) is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in the northern Iran–Iraq border. It is the Kurdish branch of al-Qaeda that has launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq. The group was classified as a terrorist organization by the US State Department on January 1, 2012.
caption: The Shahada flag commonly used by al-Qaeda.