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Apr 20, 2010
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Iraq
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American and Iraqi officials announced on Monday that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri (next picture) were killed in a joint operation on Sunday in what Vice President Joe Biden called a 'potentially devastating blow' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. -- PHOTO: AFP
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BAGHDAD - A REGIONAL Al-Qaeda leader was killed on Tuesday as US and Iraqi forces continue to put pressure on the terrorist organisation following the reported deaths of its two top-ranking figures on the weekend, officials said. American and Iraqi officials announced on Monday that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri were killed in a joint operation on Sunday in what Vice President Joe Biden called a 'potentially devastating blow' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
US military spokesman Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza said American and Iraqi security forces would be keeping pressure on Al-Qaeda. Iraq 'They're still a threat here, and we will not lose sight of that,' he told The Associated Press. In a joint morning raid, US and Iraqi forces acting on intelligence information killed suspected insurgent leader Ahmed al-Obeidi in the northern province of Ninevah, Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said.
Mr Al-Moussawi said the slain insurgent, known as Abu Suhaib, was in charge of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Ninevah. The terrorist organisation in the past has reacted to the deaths of leading figures with new attacks, but it was not immediately clear whether scattered violence on Tuesday across the country was related. -- AP
Al-Qaeda leader killed in Iraq
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American and Iraqi officials announced on Monday that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri (next picture) were killed in a joint operation on Sunday in what Vice President Joe Biden called a 'potentially devastating blow' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. -- PHOTO: AFP
PHOTO: REUTERSImage
BAGHDAD - A REGIONAL Al-Qaeda leader was killed on Tuesday as US and Iraqi forces continue to put pressure on the terrorist organisation following the reported deaths of its two top-ranking figures on the weekend, officials said. American and Iraqi officials announced on Monday that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri were killed in a joint operation on Sunday in what Vice President Joe Biden called a 'potentially devastating blow' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
US military spokesman Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza said American and Iraqi security forces would be keeping pressure on Al-Qaeda. Iraq 'They're still a threat here, and we will not lose sight of that,' he told The Associated Press. In a joint morning raid, US and Iraqi forces acting on intelligence information killed suspected insurgent leader Ahmed al-Obeidi in the northern province of Ninevah, Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said.
Mr Al-Moussawi said the slain insurgent, known as Abu Suhaib, was in charge of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Ninevah. The terrorist organisation in the past has reacted to the deaths of leading figures with new attacks, but it was not immediately clear whether scattered violence on Tuesday across the country was related. -- AP
