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Posted on 02/15/2007 10:26:55 PM PST by Serb29
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said. The clash occurred near Balad, a major U.S. base about 50 miles north of the capital, Brig. Gen Abdul-Karim Khalaf said. Khalaf said al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri was wounded and his aide, identified as Abu Abdullah al-Majemaai, was killed.
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Drudge claims he was captured, but the story doesn't say so.
It did earlier.
bttt
That would be so sweet.
So they retracted the claim? Changed the story? Considering their source is "Iraqi Intelligence", it's probably not true. Too bad.
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