 10 Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with armed groups in the Shargat area south of the northern city of Mosul. According to unconfirmed reports, a well known terrorist known as Abu Abdallah Al-Shafei and allegedly the head of the Ansar Al-Sunna group was also killed in the clashes. Police reports said the clashes occurred between a garrison in charge of protecting oil installations and the armed insurgents. A large number of terrorists also perished in the clashes. Their bodies were left on the ground at the scene of the incident. Abu Abdallah Al-Shafei is high on the official wanted list, which includes 42 people.
| This isn't the first time that Shafei's been reported as titzup. He was the (operational) head of Ansar al-Islam before the U.S. invasion, scuttled out through Iran as Ansar's little Islamic Wonderland was being B52'd, and then turned up again as part of the insurgency. He's not in quite the same class with Zark and Shamil, but I'd spend a few minutes ululating if he's really a goner. |
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