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| Zarqawi reported taken refuge in Abu Shallal village |
| 2005-05-28 |
| HT Adventures of Chester URGENT POL-IRAQ-ZARQAWI Zarqawi reported taken refuge in Abu Shallal village BAGHDAD, May 27 (KUNA) -- A force of Iraqi commandoes, supported by US forces, have sourrounded the village of Abu Shallal, north of here, after reports indicated that Abu Musab Zarqawi might have taken refuge there, Interior ministry sources told KUNA on Friday. -- The sources have indicated that Zarqawi has been spotted by eyewitnesses driven in a red Opel in the village of Abu Shallal, near an area called al-Tarmia. He was said to have taken refuge in the home of an individual named Sheikh Hatem al-Amir. The Iraqi commandos and US forces are said to be ready to start an operation aimed at capturing him in that village, said the sources. Interior ministry forces last week surrounded an area named al-Etaifiya, in the middle section of Baghdad, where the Karkh hospital there was inspected for a possible sighting of Zarqawi. Interior minister Bayan Jabr Solagh had stated at a press conference yesterday, when announcing the launching of Operation Lightning, that he was able to confirm that Zarqawi had been injured. The news about his injury had been received by the Interior ministry five days ago, said Solagh, although the extent of the injury was not quite clear. Solagh's statements came hours after an Internet website denied what had been rumored yesterday that al-Qaeda had appointed a replacement for Zarqawi, pending his recovery from his injury. (end) mhg. ajs KUNA 272048 May 05NNNN |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #10 whatever, as long as it's dead and the DNA matches...oh, hopefully really painful too, like a gunshot to the groin right after he took a Viagra |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-28 23:02 |
| #9 The Opel fits...he was in an Opel when they brought him to the Ramadi hospital. |
| Posted by: Grins Sluper5274 2005-05-28 22:42 |
| #8 Opels haven't been made in about 30 years I think. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-05-28 21:55 |
| #7 Crap. WE will have to PAY for this creep's medical bill... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-05-28 20:02 |
| #6 The proper spelling is Hate'em. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2005-05-28 19:54 |
| #5 Sheikh Hatem al-Amir? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-28 16:39 |
| #4 Red Opel? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-28 16:15 |
| #3 Ahh..but we don't want him dead...we want him alive! |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-05-28 16:07 |
| #2 So now we are announcing operations prior to doing them? I have a sinking feeling that we are going to get as many Zarq sightings as we do Elvis. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-05-28 15:36 |
| #1 All this rumor reporting makes you appreciate the simple logic of just saying "bring me his head". |
| Posted by: Iblis 2005-05-28 15:13 |