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Iraq
U.S.-led forces in Iraq say they killed Qaeda big turban
2008-10-04
U.S.-led forces said they shot dead a leader of al Qaeda in Iraq on Friday who was the mastermind behind a series of deadly recent bombings in Baghdad.

A spokesman for coalition forces said Mahir Ahmad Mahmud Judu' al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, had been al Qaeda in Iraq's "emir" of the Rusafa neighborhood of the capital.
Killed an Assad, did they? Sure would like to see that become a habit ...
Troops surrounded a building in the Adhamiya area of Baghdad after intelligence reports that Abu Rami was inside, and called on the occupants to surrender, the spokesman said. Coalition forces were shot at from the building and returned fire, killing Abu Rami and a female, spokesman Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll said in a statement.

A cell in Abu Rami's network was believed to be responsible for attacks on Thursday which killed eight people and wounded more than 30, the statement said. Suicide bombers struck Shi'ite worshippers as they gathered for prayers at two mosques in Baghdad to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Fitr feast on Thursday, killing a total of 16 people and wounding nearly 60, officials said.

Abu Rami was also suspected of car bombings and mortar attacks in 2006 and 2007, one of which killed more than 200 people, the coalition forces statement said. He was believed to be a planner of kidnappings and executions and a 2006 video recording showed him shooting a Russian diplomat, it added.

Abu Rami joined al Qaeda in Iraq from the Ansar al-Islam group in 2004, the statement said.
Posted by:Fred

#6  OK, GJ etc. You've posted enough mindless comments here to earn your Junior Troll Badge for the O Scouts. Now run along.
Posted by: lotp   2008-10-04 17:11  

#5  Duh! These subjective claims barely pan out.

Duh! Gives group-thinkers and coffee-fetchers yet another opportunity to blow up the bubble of military competence.
Posted by: Glurong Johnson6734   2008-10-04 16:05  

#4  may his innards be ever roasted and his balls be a delicacy in hell.
Posted by: Abu do you love   2008-10-04 13:06  

#3  had been al Qaeda in Iraq's "emir" of the Rusafa neighborhood of the capital.

Isn't it wonderful that even the big turbans are only neighborhood captains! And that in the old days the gentleman in question would no doubt have been a specialist, leaving actual management to those more qualified for the job. I think Al Qaeda in Iraq has completely given up trying to keep that #3 spot filled. When even trainee managers are disappearing faster than they can be hired, there's no point in thinking about promotability.
Posted by: trailing wife   2008-10-04 12:40  

#2  Thank God, he's with Allah now.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-10-04 09:57  

#1  Wow, this guy operated for a while. AQI's emir in Baghdad, he's been through a lot to survive this long. However, it just takes one person to inform on him and do him in.
Posted by: gromky   2008-10-04 06:32  

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