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Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Deceased?
Seems promising, but not yet confirmed.I think Fox News just confirmed it, but I was only listening with one ear...  Just in from PJM Bahgdad editor Omar Fadhil (May 3, 1.48 am PDT): Al-Iraqiya state TV has just reported that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of al-Qaedas political front organization the Islamic State of Iraq, has been killed in the Ghazaliya district in western Baghdad.Al-Iraqiya says Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier general Abdul Kareem Khalaf confirmed that the ministrys forces have retrieved al-Baghdadis body. Unlike the alleged killing of Abu Ayyub al-Masri earlier this week, today theres an official statement from a high Iraqi official and the incident took place inside the Iraqi capital, not in a remote area where information is more difficult to collect and rumors abound. Still, the news is yet to be confirmed by more sources including US officials. Posted by: Glenmore 2007-05-03 |
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