[SevenMinusOne]

3. He's probably running things from Syria.

Nah - the guys hunting his sorry as$ seem certain he is in Iraq (probably made runs to Syria back in 03 / 04 - But since mid 05 the routes to Syria have been cut off big time -

[Just A Nobody]

Zarqawi's escape in Yusufiyah was not the first time special ops troops have nearly had him. In early 2005, they came so close they could see the Jordanian's panicked face as he fled.

If you don't mind, I have 2 questions.
First, if Z was fleeing, how did they see his face.

Second, if they were that close, why was he not shot and killed instead of being allowed to flee?