US 'kills key Iraq al-Qaeda man'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 14:28 GMT

US 'kills key Iraq al-Qaeda man'

A man killed during fighting in Iraq last month was
a key figure in the al-Qaeda in Iraq movement, the
US military has said.

Abu Maysara, a Syrian, was a senior adviser to the
group's leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a statement said.

Abu Maysara died during a raid near Samarra and was
identified using DNA evidence, the military said.

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The militant Abu Maysara and five other people died
during a fire fight that broke out when US forces
surrounded a house used to disseminate al-Qaeda in
Iraq propaganda in Samarra, 100km (60 miles) north
of Baghdad.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7127001.stm

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Related: UPDATE: Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in recent raid - MNF Iraq

Yes, I know. This was the umpty-umpth al-Qaeda
Number 3 guy, but this is getting reported as news.

[hobbit709]

1. I guess they ran out of Number 2's

So now the new term is "key"

[xchrom]

2. ...

:eyes: like we're not creating more ''key'' al qaeda guys every minute we stay there?

we are creating our own ever renewing resources of folk who want to kill us.

hey -- republick party -- got a clue yet?