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Iraq
U.S. military: No. 2 al-Qaeda leader killed in Mosul
2008-10-15
The U.S. military says the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed during an operation in the northern city of Mosul.

The military has identified the insurgent leader as a Moroccan known as Abu Qaswarah or Abu Sara. Wednesday's statement says he became the senior al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of northern Iraq in June 2007 and had ties to senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It also says "he was al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command" behind Abu Ayyub al-Masri, who also is known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir.
Posted by:tipper

#10  woohoo!
Posted by: Legolas   2008-10-15 18:36  

#9  "no chance to even unlock the door and wash their hands first"

They skip that part anyway, tw.

Near as I can tell, they don't wash anything.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-10-15 15:52  

#8  One almost feels sorry for the poor men. No sooner do they get the keys to the executive washroom and the corner office then they are killed -- no chance to even unlock the door and wash their hands first, let alone get trained to do the job properly. Besides, all the ambitious jihadis have taken themselves off to Pakistan, from whence they can throw themselves against Coalition guns.

Cupcakes!! Querent, I've been dying for cupcakes. The trailing daughters no longer celebrate birthdays at school. :-(
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-10-15 13:26  

#7  and i'm stepping up from passing out chocolates to baking cupcakes...
Posted by: Querent   2008-10-15 13:01  

#6  Lloyds of London refuses to write policies for any AQ no 2's - actuaries have deemed them an extremely poor risk.
Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053   2008-10-15 12:55  

#5  #3 They run outta No. 3's? Posted by: tu3031

Just working up the ladder, tu. Guess we've cleared the #3 step, and are now working on #2. Since #1 is a fiction of the Arab imagination, getting all the #2s would do wonders for the health and well-being of Mosul.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-10-15 12:38  

#4  personally i think all the al-Qaeda leaders are number 2

/channeling first grade humor
Posted by: Abu do you love   2008-10-15 12:35  

#3  They run outta No. 3's?
Posted by: tu3031   2008-10-15 10:07  

#2  i don't guess going after the Christians worked out too well
Posted by: chris   2008-10-15 09:10  

#1  Next, step up please. Thank you.
Posted by: Steven   2008-10-15 08:48  

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