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| Iraq |
| Aide for Iraqi Al-Qaeda leader killed - govt. official |
| 2006-12-08 |
| (KUNA) -- Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwafaq Al-Rubaie announced Wednesday that the assistant of Abu Ayyub Al-Masri, Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, was killed in an extensive military operation by the Iraqi security forces. At a press conference here, Al-Rubaie revealed the Iraqi and Multi-National Force's (MNF) efforts in combating terrorism resulted in the death of Omar Al-Farouq, second right-hand man for Al-Masri. The Iraqi official unveiled information about the chief of "Ansar Al-Sunna" terrorist group and stated that he was eliminated and his group would be hunt down. "Evidence proved that Ansar Al-Sunna's chief in Iraq was directly linked to the main leader of the group in Syria," pointed out Al-Rubaie who said that the Syrian government would surely lend a hand to take-down the group. At the judicial level, Al-Rubaie said that sentences were issued against terrorist from neighboring countries. A meeting for Iraqi security leaders was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, stated the Iraqi official who added that the Premier was initiating a new security plan for Baghdad which was agreed upon during his meeting with US President George W. Bush in Amman. The new plan would be handled by the Iraqi forces and it would consist of several offensive measures to eradicate terrorists rather than taking a defensive position, indicated the Iraqi adviser. He noted that an upcoming regional conference to reveal information about the new plan would take place soon but did not specify an exact date for such an event. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Quick! Promote the semi-trained assistant aide!! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-08 11:57 |