al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions (Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة الكتائب الكردية‎‎) Participant in the Iraq war and the Global War on Terrorism The Shahada flag commonly used by al-Qaeda. Active March 2007–present[1] Ideology Salafist jihadism Wahhabism[2] Leaders Dilshad Kalari (Unknown to Unknown): Very little is known about Kalari although some sources believe him to be the operational leader of AQKB.