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Thursday, June 08, 2006
Confirmed: Abu Musab al-Zaqawi Killed in U.S. Task Force Raid
BREAKING NEWS - 08 Jun 2006 - 07:00CDT
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Confirmed: Abu Musab al-Zaqawi Killed in U.S. Task Force Raid
WASHINGTON: U.S. officials have confirmed that the top al-Qaeda terrorist in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zaqawi was killed in a U.S. Task force bombing raid on Wednesday.
The raid was conducted in Baghdad after U.S. Intelligence received credible information that al-Zarqawi was meeting there with his spiritual advisor. al-Zarqawi was a Salafi Muslim militant who in September 2005 declared an all-out war on Shia Muslims in Iraq.
Zarqawi was a long time ally of Osama bin Laden and high-ranking member of the al-Qaeda terrorist network. His own organization, Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, was widely referred to as “al-Qaeda in Iraq”. Watch EmergencyNet News for additional information...