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Key Iraqi al-Qaeda figure 'dead' | |
2008-06-27 | |
The US military in Iraq says a militant killed on Tuesday has been positively identified as the leader of al-Qaeda in the city of Mosul. It said the man - identified by a pseudonym, Abu Khalaf - had co-ordinated and ordered many attacks.
US and Iraqi forces have been carrying out an offensive in the city for more than a month, in an attempt to drive out al-Qaeda in Iraq from Mosul. The city, US and Iraqi officials say, is al-Qaeda's last urban stronghold in Iraq. Also on Friday, US military officials said the handover to Iraqi control of Anbar province, west of Baghdad, was being postponed. A statement said the delay was because of forecasts for high winds and dust storms on Saturday, but no new date for the handover was announced. The postponement came a day after a suicide bomb attack in Anbar, which killed at least 20 people, including a tribal leader and members of a patrol force opposed to al-Qaeda in Iraq. Why did the Beeb put 'dead' in quotes? | |
Posted by:Anonymoose |
#10 It's all good. Still, 3rd understudy fatlady wit horns. |
Posted by: .5MT 2008-06-27 19:04 |
#9 he's dead, Jim... you check his tri-corder, and i'll pass out the chocolates. |
Posted by: Querent 2008-06-27 18:37 |
#8 ...not only MERELY dead, [he's] really most SINCERELY dead. |
Posted by: Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 2008-06-27 15:41 |
#7 'MOSTLY dead' Well, to be more accurate, the pieces that they could find appeared to be dead. |
Posted by: gorb 2008-06-27 15:15 |
#6 I still think they should write it ((((((dead))))), for effect. Or, possibly _dead_. |
Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-06-27 14:29 |
#5 This is what, the tenth Emir of Mosul or so? Yea, my job app is on its way... NOT |
Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2008-06-27 14:07 |
#4 'MOSTLY dead' |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2008-06-27 14:06 |
#3 "Good." |
Posted by: Seafarious 2008-06-27 13:13 |
#2 "B"BC "News" "reports" key "Iraqi" leader of al-Qaeda "Figure" "dead" |
Posted by: Perfesser 2008-06-27 10:37 |
#1 It was the only way to take the sting out of the good news. Just picture it: BBC reports Key Iraqi al-Qaeda figure dead. Now say it with the quotes. Doesn't sound as horrible that way. |
Posted by: gromky 2008-06-27 10:31 |