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During October, al Qaeda was again the most targeted group. Most al Qaeda -related activity occurred in the Doura and Fadhl Districts of Baghdad, Arab Jabbour, Hawr Rajab, Tarmiyah area, Mosul, Samarra, and Bayji.
Key leadership losses for al Qaeda during October included: Military emir of Mahmoudiyah, Saddam Hussein's cousin and financier, Abu Duha- Mosul security emir, South Baghdad and Fadhl area emirs, New Baghdad emir, East Anbar emir, Foreign fighter facilitation emir in Bayji, Abu Obeida- North Tigris area emir, al Qaeda -linked Jaysh Mohammed emir. An "emir" is a term for a senior military commander.
On October 22, Osama bin Laden released a statement concerning al Qaeda 's past activities. In the statement, he chastised the group for attacking the local population. The statement was made in a public format as a means of public humiliation and as an apology to the moderate Muslims in the region. The statement acknowledges the number of losses al Qaeda has had over the years. With the statement, bin Laden is attempting to salvage the al Qaeda "brand" as well. Sudan is also mentioned as an alternate target for the transnational jihad movement. Since November 2006, approximately 10,100 members of the group have been killed or captured to include at least three top tier leaders. 
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