“There Is Almost Nothing Left Of Al Qaeda In Iraq”
U.S. Rolling Up AQI Propaganda Machine
From Bill Roggio’s The Long War Journal
Coalition and Iraqi special operations forces continue to target al Qaeda’s propaganda capabilities. Over the summer, US forces scored a major victory with the capture of Khalid Abdul Fatah Da’ud Mahmud al Mashadani, also known as Abu Shahed. Mashadani was al Qaeda’s minister of information and served as the go between for al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al Masri and Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri. The capture of Mashadani has shed light on al Qaeda’s media operations, and has allowed Multinational Forces Iraq to roll up al Qaeda’s media cells throughout Iraq.
“Since the surge began, we’ve uncovered eight separate al Qaeda media offices and cells, have captured or killed 24 al Qaeda propaganda cell members and have…
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