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US 'Kills Al Qaeda's No2 In Iraq'
30 mins ago 15/10/08
The US military claims it has killed al Qaeda's deputy leader in Iraq.
A spokesman said Abu Qaswarah was killed in an operation in Mosul, northern Iraq.
"Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was the Al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader of northern Iraq," a statement said.
It said Abu Qaswarah, a native of Morocco, was killed in a raid on a building on October 5.
The US said Qaswarah had ties to al Qaeda in Iraq's founder Abu Musab al Zarqawi, who was killed in a US air strike in Iraq in June 2006.
"He was responsible for organising and leading Al-Qaeda in Iraq efforts in northern Iraq, including operations against Iraqi and coalition targets in Mosul," a statement said.
The US military also said Abu Qaswarah had trained with al Qaeda in Afghanistan and been in contact with senior leaders of the group's wing in Pakistan.
He directed the movement of foreign terrorists into northern Iraq, a position which he took up in 2007, it said.
There was no independent confirmation of the report.
American commanders see Mosul, the country's third largest city, as al Qaeda's last urban stronghold in Iraq.
Thousands of Christians have abandoned Mosul in recent days follow a wave of killings against them.
The US said al Qaeda was behind the killings.
US 'Kills Al Qaeda's No2 In Iraq'
30 mins ago 15/10/08
The US military claims it has killed al Qaeda's deputy leader in Iraq.
A spokesman said Abu Qaswarah was killed in an operation in Mosul, northern Iraq.
"Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was the Al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader of northern Iraq," a statement said.
It said Abu Qaswarah, a native of Morocco, was killed in a raid on a building on October 5.
The US said Qaswarah had ties to al Qaeda in Iraq's founder Abu Musab al Zarqawi, who was killed in a US air strike in Iraq in June 2006.
"He was responsible for organising and leading Al-Qaeda in Iraq efforts in northern Iraq, including operations against Iraqi and coalition targets in Mosul," a statement said.
The US military also said Abu Qaswarah had trained with al Qaeda in Afghanistan and been in contact with senior leaders of the group's wing in Pakistan.
He directed the movement of foreign terrorists into northern Iraq, a position which he took up in 2007, it said.
There was no independent confirmation of the report.
American commanders see Mosul, the country's third largest city, as al Qaeda's last urban stronghold in Iraq.
Thousands of Christians have abandoned Mosul in recent days follow a wave of killings against them.
The US said al Qaeda was behind the killings.
