Senior Al-Qaeda In Iraq Leader Killed, 20 Detained
No name for the AQI leader as of yet….
MNFI
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in Samarra and detained 20 additional suspected terrorists during operations around the country Monday and Tuesday.
East of Samarra, about 105 kilometers north of Baghdad, Coalition forces conducted an operation Tuesday targeting a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in the area. When the force arrived, two men attempted to escape the target building. One complied with the interpreter’s instructions, but the other refused to surrender, and Coalition forces, perceiving hostile intent, engaged the terrorist, killing him. He was identified as the targeted AQI leader. Four suspected associates were detained in the operation.
Coalition forces conducted operations Monday and Tuesday targeting the foreign terrorist facilitation network. During operations near Baqouba, about 56 kilometers north of Baghdad, and in Tikrit, about 160 kilometers north of Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a wanted man and five additional suspected terrorists who allegedly operate in the Tigris River Valley.
Tuesday In Rabiyah, about 105 kilometers west of Mosul, Coalition forces used information from an operation April 3 to capture two wanted men and one additional suspect. The wanted men are believed to facilitate the movement of foreign terrorists as part of a smuggling operation in northwest Iraq.
In Mosul Tuesday, Coalition forces captured two wanted men during operations targeting AQI cell leaders. One wanted man allegedly planned bombing attacks against Coalition forces, while the other is believed to coordinate car bombings. Two additional suspected terrorists were detained in these operations.
Coalition forces targeted an AQI leader in Baghdad and detained three suspected terrorists Tuesday.
“We’re steadily working to dismantle al-Qaeda in Iraq, and our collective efforts with the Iraqi government will bring about the peace and security the Iraqi people deserve,” said Maj. John Hall, MNF-I spokesman.
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take a pic of his stinkin’ corpse, make leaflets, and air drop them all over the place.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:08 pm“We’re steadily working to dismantle al-Qaeda in Iraq”, it certainly looks as though you are. Perhaps the post-Saddam Iraqis are beginning to remember the slug fest of the Iran-Iraq War and know if they don’t completely snap out of it they’re done. Iran and Iraq are separate countries, the Iraqis have an Iraq to defend.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:13 pmKeep killing those piglets. I’ll bet that AQI looked like this when he saw AMERICAN/IRAQUI SOLDIERS
then 
May 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pmThe face of AQI
when face to face with real SOLDIERS! Lake of fire piglets 
May 20th, 2008 at 1:01 pmSenior scum-bag killed in Iraq.
Allah akboom.
May 20th, 2008 at 6:01 pmwell have fun with your 72 year-old-virgin mo fo.
I think I’ll have a beer just because of the good news.