VOA NEWS: U.S. MILITARY: SENIOR AL-QAIDA LEADER KILLED IN IRAQ
November 07, 2008
November 07, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
The U.S. military said a senior al-Qaida in Iraq leader has been killed in a weapons cache-clearing operation north of Baghdad.
A statement Friday said Abu Ghazwan was killed Thursday in the Tarmiyah area.
It said the operation was carried out by coalition-supported Iraqi security forces and Sons of Iraq, [also known as Awakening Councils], the Sunni paramilitary groups composed ma . . .
The U.S. military said a senior al-Qaida in Iraq leader has been killed in a weapons cache-clearing operation north of Baghdad.
A statement Friday said Abu Ghazwan was killed Thursday in the Tarmiyah area.
It said the operation was carried out by coalition-supported Iraqi security forces and Sons of Iraq, [also known as Awakening Councils], the Sunni paramilitary groups composed ma . . .