According to the leader of the Islamic Army in Iraq, the group has thousands of terrorists in its ranks. The group's leader also claims that the group is predominantly Iraqi, not foreign-born. Statements released in November 2004 announced that the Islamic Army in Iraq has collaborated with Ansar al-Sunnah and the terrorist network of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, known then as Tawhid and Jihad and now as Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn. <P> In April 2005, the Islamic Army in Iraq announced the formation of the "al-Aqsa Support Division." Referring to the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, this group is meant to support Palestinians in their armed struggle against Israel. Its formation was brought about by rumors circulating in Iraq of a plot to tear down the holy Mosque. It is unknown at this time if the al-Aqsa Support Division has active contacts with terrorist groups in Israel or the Occupied Territories or if it is simply a rhetorical formation.

Islamic Brotherhood is a group that claimed responsibility for a February 1991 bombing attack on the British Embassy in Guatemala.  Although the bomb caused damage to several floors of the building, no casualties were reported. <P><br /><br />Most sources believe that this attack was related to the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as Guatemala saw a large increase in terrorist incidents after coalition forces invaded Iraq.  In addition to the bombing at the British Embassy, there were shooting and bomb attacks at the Uruguayan and Canadian Embassies, as well as the US-affiliated Covenant House.  There were no claims of responsibility for these attacks, but sources believe that the perpetrators were Guatemalan left-wing extremists.  Although this particular group's name implies that the British Embassy incident was the work of Muslims, there is no known Muslim population in Guatemala, and the country has no history of Islamic terrorism.  It is likely that Islamic Brotherhood was also a leftist group, opposed to the Gulf War, and they selected their name to appear linked to the well-known Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East. However, as the Islamic Brotherhood only carried out the lone attack on the embassy, there is simply no proof to confirm these assumptions.   <br /><br />