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Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Iraq -- ministry (Abu Omar al-Baghdadi)
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | Mussab Al-Khairalla and Aseel Kami

Posted on 05/03/2007 2:34:39 AM PDT by HAL9000

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BAGHDAD, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed the head of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, an al Qaeda-led militant group that has claimed many major attacks in the country, Iraq's deputy interior minister said on Thursday.

Hussein Kamal said Abu Omar al-Baghdadi had been killed in a battle north of Baghdad. He declined to say when but said authorities had recovered Baghdadi's body.

"Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was killed north of Baghdad by Iraqi and American forces. He died as a result of wounds sustained in clashes. The Interior Ministry has his body to carry out further checks," Kamal told Reuters by telephone.

U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver declined to comment but said a news conference would be held later on Thursday to announce the "success" of an operation against Sunni Islamist al Qaeda.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abuomaralbaghdadi; albaghdadi; almasri; alqaeda; alqaida; iraq; islam; muhammadsminions; spartansixdelta
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To: HAL9000
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi

Kewl band name: Baghdaddy.

81 posted on 05/03/2007 9:23:51 AM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: HAL9000

Sounds like a good kill. I dig it!


82 posted on 05/03/2007 9:35:27 AM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath
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83 posted on 05/03/2007 9:40:57 AM PDT by txroadkill ( http://iraqstar.org)
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To: HAL9000
a news conference would be held later on Thursday to announce the "success" of an operation against Sunni Islamist al Qaeda

Good, ol' anti-American al-Reuters: the head of the Sunni Islamist thug terrorists was just killed, and al-Reuters puts "success" in quotes.

84 posted on 05/03/2007 10:32:50 AM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Reform4Bush
The same guy?


Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi

85 posted on 05/03/2007 11:09:29 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel
Looks like Al-Qaeda’s eating good in Iraq.
86 posted on 05/03/2007 12:23:52 PM PDT by tobyhill (only wimps believe in retreat in defeat)
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To: tobyhill; Red Steel
"Looks like Al-Qaeda’s eating good in Iraq."

That, or photographic proof that all these sheep-****ing jokes are true.
87 posted on 05/03/2007 1:12:17 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast ([Thompson 2008!])
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To: HAL9000

al Qaeda’s GOING DOWN!!!

It’s too bad we’re losing the war, according to Dingy Harry.


88 posted on 05/03/2007 3:15:06 PM PDT by alicewonders (I like Duncan Hunter for President in 2008!)
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To: Eurotwit; mewzilla

Yes, al-Iraqi means literally “from Iraq”. Saddam and his sons were al-Tikriti (”from Tikrit”). al-Baghdadi means he was born in Baghdad.

And yes, the name of media head ( Muharib Muhammad Abdullah, also known as Abu Abdullah al-Iraqi ) knifed by “Islamic Army in Iraq” means he’s another “victim” of internecine Civil War within al-Qaeda and other Crips and Bloods running around Iraq, just like al-Masri was. Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was actually killed due to US and Iraqi military/police action.

If only people heard about this from network TV news (I wouldn’t know, I stopped watching those long time ago), Harry Reid and Pelosi would have been run out of town.

Thanks for link, mewzilla. Good hunting, our brave troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.


89 posted on 05/03/2007 3:58:43 PM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: Vanbasten
Yeah, you’re right. I could not believe that I heard him yesterday tell a caller that Iraq didn’t have WMD. The caller said they’d used poison gas on the Kurds. O’Reilly said, “That wasn’t WMD. It was Sarin gas.” Duh, Sarin gas is GB. It most certainly is WMD. We’ve a major treaty to destroy all of our stockpile of it with Russia. It’s very dangerous stuff. Then he went on to say many other foolish things. Whew.
90 posted on 05/03/2007 4:55:03 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Al Qaeda knows Iraq's strategic value, yet the Democrats work day and night for our defeat there.)
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To: Dog

Are you sure about that? According to Xinhua, Muharib Muhammad Abdullah is the head of al-Qaeda media office, and his nom de guerre is Abu Abdullah al-Iraqi, and he was killed with a knife by another Sunni group “Islamic Army in Iraq”, not in US-Iraqi joint op.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/03/content_6055814.htm

Also see post #26 by mewzilla.

I think this is a second aQI command leader that died from internecine fight inside Iraq.


91 posted on 05/03/2007 5:21:48 PM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: Thrownatbirth

Thank you. I’ve been trying to paint a picture of Iraq as mousetrap / roach motel for al-Qaeda for those who care to open their eyes and ears long enough to have their mind opened.

It works better than most anything else, and usually almost immediately.


92 posted on 05/03/2007 5:39:06 PM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: Reform4Bush
How long has he been dead? That green discoloration and bloat suggest it has been some time.
93 posted on 05/03/2007 8:14:42 PM PDT by jmcenanly (Cowards take hostages. We do not.)
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To: HAL9000; All

This is really great news .. two of those horrible people in one week .. THE SURGE IS WORKING.

And .. the first bad guy was taken out by the Sunni’s - who collaborated with each other. I find that truly outstanding.


94 posted on 05/03/2007 8:50:59 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("... first time in history the U.S. House has attempted to surrender via C-SPAN TV ...")
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To: OB1kNOb

Ah, you beat me to it! lol. :)


95 posted on 05/03/2007 9:13:19 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Jeff Chandler

LOL! You think this will prevent Hills from becoming president? Please.


96 posted on 05/04/2007 3:12:32 PM PDT by TucsonDevilBlues
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To: Eurotwit

“...And what was the relationship between the two?”

Sheep buddies!


97 posted on 05/04/2007 7:35:32 PM PDT by PastaMan
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To: Red Steel

Man, that guy in the photo could be anybody! He looks like that dude from the inflatable professor movie starring Eddie Murphy. Or it could be ol’ Rev A.S. just nappin’ away....uh, I mean sleeping...not the Imus “nappin” word...really now, don’t cut me from my contract, now, come on folks, cut me some slack...really, I meant sleepin’...right Don?!?!


98 posted on 05/04/2007 7:46:34 PM PDT by PastaMan
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To: Madame Dufarge

Did Harry Reid ever answer the question on who won the war in Iraq? I was pleased to see McCain bring that up in the debates!The Republicans need to stand tough and be MEN for heavens sake. Not fall all over nancy! sheesh.


99 posted on 05/05/2007 11:40:54 AM PDT by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath
Syria must be very unhappy with Nancy not getting us to surrender yet.



100 posted on 05/05/2007 1:16:01 PM PDT by Stepan12 ( "We are all girlymen now." Conservative reaction to Ann Coulter's anti PC joke)
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