Either you go before us, or we go before you," said Krekar.[18] Mullah Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist terrorist group Ansar al-Islam.[19] Mullah Krekar compared Halabjaee with Salman Rushdie and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.[20] Mullah Krekar, like Halabjaee, currently resides in Norway as a refugee. Since February 2003, Mullah Krekar has had an expulsion order against him in Norway. The order has been suspended, however, pending Iraqi government guarantees that Mullah Krekar will not face torture or execution.[21]