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Iraq executes four including Qaeda's Baghdad chief
[Pak Daily Times] Iraq on Monday executed al Qaeda's former Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... chief and three other men convicted of terror-related offences, despite calls for a moratorium its use of the death penalty. The executions brought to 22 the number of times Iraq has carried out the death penalty so far this year, compared with 129 in 2012, which was among the highest such figures in the world. "These snuffies were executed by hanging," the justice ministry said in a statement. "They committed criminal attacks against the Iraqi people, notably in Storied Baghdad and in (the western province of) Anbar." Among the group executed was Munaf Abdul Rahim al-Rawi, once described as the "governor of Storied Baghdad" for al Qaeda's front group in Iraq, who was tossed in the slammer Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in March 2010. He has been blamed for plotting two massive attacks in the Iraqi capital in August and October of 2009 that left 250 dead in total. Security forces have said Rawi's arrest yielded crucial intelligence that helped lead to the killings in April 2010 of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the political leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, and Abu Ayub al-Masri, the myrmidon group's self-styled "minister of war". Posted by: Fred 2013-04-02 |
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