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| Al Masri Wounded, Aide Killed |
| 2007-02-15 |
| The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said. The clash occurred near Balad, a major U.S. base about 50 miles north of the capital, Brig. Gen Abdul-Karim Khalaf said. Khalaf said al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri was wounded and his aide, identified as Abu Abdullah al-Majemaai, was killed. Khalaf declined to say how Iraqi forces knew al-Masri had been injured, and there was no report on the incident from U.S. authorities. Deputy Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Hussein Ali Kamal said he had no information about such a clash or that al-Masri had been involved. Al-Masri took over the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq after its charismatic leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike last June in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #15 The Dems will be strong and vow to fight on in spite of any American Victory. Well, technically, guys this "surge is a failure" because it was Iraqi troops who shot it out at the Balad corral. Of course, this takes away the Donks "we need to train the Iraqis faster" meme. /sarc |
| Posted by: BA 2007-02-15 23:15 |
| #14 48 hour rule strikes again: DNA tests show it is NOT al-Masri. (damn that 48 hour rule!) |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2007-02-15 22:29 |
| #13 I question the timing. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-02-15 22:08 |
| #12 24-hour rule. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-02-15 22:00 |
| #11 The more the Dems talk, the more success we're seeing in Iraq. Similar phenomenon to the freak blizzards and record cold that accompanys showings of "Inconvenient Truth" and major panel discussions on global warming. |
| Posted by: Danking70 2007-02-15 21:59 |
| #10 The Dems will be strong and vow to fight on in spite of any American Victory. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2007-02-15 20:58 |
| #9 The surge is a failure... |
| Posted by: Danking70 2007-02-15 20:15 |
| #8 heelllooo Diego Garcia! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-15 20:12 |
| #7 Khalaf said al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri was wounded and his aide, identified as Abu Abdullah al-Majemaai, was killed. Sources tell NBC News that al-Masri is in custody. |
| Posted by: KBK 2007-02-15 19:46 |
| #6 Well this is going to make the Democrats in Congress discussing their "resolution" look like friggin idiots. They don't want the surge, they say it won't work. Day 1 of the surge we get the top Al-Q in Iraq guy and kill his aide. Nope, no results there. Talk about unfortunate timing for the Pelosi/Murtha sedition team. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2007-02-15 19:36 |
| #5 ABC is reporting that he al Masri is in custody. Another mole whacked. NEXT! |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2007-02-15 19:34 |
| #4 Yeah, we need the panties and pliers graphic for this one. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-02-15 19:07 |
| #3 On his way to the Iraqi detention facility at Abu Ghraib, no doubt to be fitted for fine ladies underwear. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-02-15 18:29 |
| #2 NBC reported Al-Masri is in custory... |
| Posted by: Chenter Unimp7361 2007-02-15 18:26 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-15 18:26 |