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Algerian army kills leading Qaeda figure: agency
Reuters via ABC News ^ | Apr 26, 2007

Posted on 04/26/2007 12:59:19 PM PDT by james500

Algerian army soldiers shot dead the coordinator and second-in-command of Al Qaeda's North African branch on Thursday, official news agency APS reported, quoting security sources.

Samir Moussaab, whose real name is Samir Saioud, was killed during a skirmish with an army patrol in the Boumerdes region around 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Algiers, APS said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; globaljihad; jihad; moussaab; saioud; samirmoussaab; samirsaioud
He was tracked down using information gathered from ex-members of the group pardoned under an amnesty for Islamist rebels.
1 posted on 04/26/2007 12:59:23 PM PDT by james500
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To: james500

Nancy Pelosi is deeply saddened....


2 posted on 04/26/2007 1:00:26 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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