https://freerepublic.com/tag/insurgentkingpin/ en-us Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:04:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695440/posts WASHINGTON, Sep. 4, 2006 – Iraqi police killed one of the most wanted insurgent leaders in the Euphrates River Valley during a Sept. 2 counterinsurgency operation in the city of Rawah, U.S. officials reported. Sadam Shihab Ahmad had played a key role organizing local anti-coalition operations, officials said. He also was suspected of involvement in the beheading of a Rawah policeman earlier this year. When Ahmad, along with an accomplice, saw Iraqi police approaching their position in Rawah, the two suspects attempted to flee in a vehicle, but the police blocked their escape route. A policeman ordered Ahmad and his... American Forces Press Service https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695440/posts#comment Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:04:30 GMT