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DEBKAfile Exclusive: Eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders blew themselves up
debka file ^ | 11/20/05 | debka

Posted on 11/20/2005 7:56:48 AM PST by rang1995

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders blew themselves up after a large American force Sunday noon laid siege to a building in which they were barricaded in Mosul, northern Iraq.

November 20, 2005, 5:19 PM (GMT+02:00)

The US force, backed by helicopters and tanks, was led to the location by an intelligence tip. The troops had evacuated the area and were preparing to storm the building when the terrorists killed themselves.

Some Arab sources report that American unit is now busy trying to identify the 8 bodies, hoping against hope that Abu Musab al Zarqawi is among them. This is not confirmed by US military sources.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alzarqawi; debka; iraq; mosul; terror; terrorists; zarqawi
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To: Coop

[...system freezes...]

Mine did too. Took me 15 minutes to reboot. Whassup?


61 posted on 11/20/2005 8:51:22 AM PST by Jo Nuvark (The Koolaid can easily be avoided. It is RED!)
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To: sono

Link no worky.

Could you copy and paste it to the thread?


62 posted on 11/20/2005 8:51:35 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: rang1995
This certainly is "breaking news" anyway you look at it.

Leni

63 posted on 11/20/2005 8:51:48 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: rang1995

Virgins are on backorder.


64 posted on 11/20/2005 8:52:03 AM PST by SamAdams76 (What Would Howard Roarke Do?)
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To: rang1995
Clapping Hands
65 posted on 11/20/2005 8:55:00 AM PST by verity (Don't let your children grow up to be mainstream media maggots.)
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To: dennisw

yeppie kye aye


66 posted on 11/20/2005 8:55:36 AM PST by GoforBroke
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To: SamAdams76

Only those taking infidels with them can expect a reward of virgins.


67 posted on 11/20/2005 8:55:51 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell (A WH pantry rat would be deemed a high ranking Admin Official by the dung beetle Dems.)
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To: rang1995

When we do get him AQ doesnt have his equal for replacement imo.

And now that he has become a hero to the enemy it would be a sever blow to them. I hope its him this time.


68 posted on 11/20/2005 8:58:11 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: F.J. Mitchell
Only those taking infidels with them can expect a reward of virgins.

So I guess the others get to be the virgins.

69 posted on 11/20/2005 8:58:46 AM PST by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: rang1995

Zarqawi and Bin Laden will self destruct before being taken alive, IMO..Let's hope the story is true.


70 posted on 11/20/2005 9:08:30 AM PST by RTINSC (What, Me Worry?..My company offers French benefits...)
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To: TomServo

Someone had to post it!
Great minds think alike.


71 posted on 11/20/2005 9:11:00 AM PST by Valin (Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum)
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To: RTINSC

I'll be more than happy to buy the bullets.


72 posted on 11/20/2005 9:11:59 AM PST by Valin (Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum)
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To: rang1995

yeah, I thought I had noticed a sudden decrease of virgins!


73 posted on 11/20/2005 9:27:00 AM PST by Archytekt
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To: joebuck

"In any event, sounds like we now have 8 more "good" terrorists for the pile and that's always a beautiful thing."

They need to burn whats left of the building using pig fat.


74 posted on 11/20/2005 9:31:59 AM PST by Adiemus
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To: rang1995
And now for a moment of historical pleasure...

Che is still dead.

75 posted on 11/20/2005 9:36:52 AM PST by Leisler ("Hey Lefty, Freed Tibet Yet?")
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To: Coop

The Washington Post has a snippet:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/19/AR2005111901120.html

Well, down in the article the speculation about Z.


76 posted on 11/20/2005 9:40:26 AM PST by Cap Huff
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To: No Blue States

Update:

DEBKAfile Exclusive: US forces and forensic experts are examining the bodies of eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders in Mosul to find out if their chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is among them.

November 20, 2005, 8:28 PM (GMT+02:00)

A sample of his DNA is in American possession for a match-up.

The bodies they are trying to identify are of 7 men and one woman, who blew themselves up Sunday, Nov. 20, after their hideout in northern Iraq was under siege by a large US force, backed by tanks and helicopters. The bodies are burned black and unrecognizable. Four Iraqi security officers were killed and 10 injured in the operation.

DEBKAfile’s military sources add that also Sunday, US and Iraqi forces raided al Qaeda sanctuaries in Baghdad and captured several suspects. They followed an intelligence tip which confirmed DEBKA-Net-Weekly’s disclosure (Issue 227 Oct. 28) of the arrival of Zarqawi and his top team to Baghdad on Oct. 15.

www.debka.com

See also http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1525620/posts


77 posted on 11/20/2005 10:35:42 AM PST by sono (Support Our Troops - Bring The Congressmen Home!)
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To: sono
thanks sono.

" A sample of his DNA is in American possession for a match-up.

The bodies are burned black and unrecognizable.

It may take a while..

78 posted on 11/20/2005 10:38:40 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: Coop

LOL! And more virginal with each ensuing penetration.


79 posted on 11/20/2005 10:43:53 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell (Even a WH pantry rat would be deemed a high ranking Admin Official by a clueless dung beetle Dem.)
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PS: This story is in breaking news now.
Unconfirmed still.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1525620/posts


80 posted on 11/20/2005 10:45:04 AM PST by No Blue States
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