Al-Qaida leader reportedly killed in Iraq (72 Virgin Supply Being Further Taxed)

MSNBC.com ^ | 09/25/06

[MikeA]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - British forces said they killed a top terrorist leader Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an al-Qaida leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq.

Omar al-Farouq was killed in a pre-dawn raid by 250 British troops from the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment on his home in Basra, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, British forces spokesman Maj. Charlie Burbridge said.

Al-Farouq was killed after he opened fire on British soldiers entering his home, Burbridge said.

“We had information that a terrorist of considerable significance was hiding in Basra, as a result of that information we conducted an operation in an attempt to arrest him,” Burbridge told The Associated Press by telephone from southern Iraq. “During the attempted arrest, Omar Farouq was killed, which is regrettable because we wanted to arrest him.”

He said he could not comment on whether it was the same man who led al-Qaida’s Southeast Asia operations, citing British policy not allowing him to link an individual to a specific organization.

But a Basra police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said it was the same man, adding al-Farouq was known to be an expert in bombmaking. The officer said al-Farouq was going by the name Mahmoud Ahmed while living in Basra, adding that he entered Iraq three months ago.

Earlier, Basra police Lt. Col. Kareem al-Zubaidi identified the man killed as Mahmoud Ahmed, saying he returned two weeks ago after reportedly fighting U.S. troops in Afghanistan. There was no explanation for the differing accounts on the date of his arrival.

Neighbors told the AP that al-Farouq was a member of al-Qaida and had received training in camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The U.S. command had no immediate comment on the incident.

[MikeA]

So this NIE report the Dems. are making so much out of...does it point out that animals like this, Zarqawi and so many other Al Qaeda beasts would still be alive and plotting and fighting against the US in other parts of the world if we hadn't drawn them out of their ratholes and into an open fight in Iraq?? Did the Clinton holdover who helped produce and also likely leak that report ever consider that point in his/her report?

[Dog]

If we believe the one timeline he entered Iraq ....three months ago...say June....what event took place in June?

Someone died.

[Nachum]

One more cockroach killed, and a about 80 million more to go.

[jocko12]

One less raghead.

[SandRat]

Neat!!!

[MissAmericanPie]

Pretty sad situation when a guy has to die, commit suicide, whatever, to find a virgin in their culture.

[SandRat]

Must be the Ultimate NOID-GEEK!