“Ladies and Gentlemen, coalition forces killed al Qaeda terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and one of his key lieutenants, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, yesterday, June 7, at 6:15 p.m. in an air strike against an identified, isolated safe house,”
- Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr.
Yes, he’s only one man but he’s an important one:
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq with a $25 million bounty on his head, was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his isolated safehouse northeast of Baghdad, coalition officials said Thursday. His death was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq.
Al-Zarqawi and several aides, including spiritual adviser Sheik Abdul Rahman, were killed Wednesday evening in a remote area 30 miles from Baghdad in the volatile province of Diyala, just east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, officials said.
“Al-Zarqawi was eliminated,” Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said.
The U.S. military showed a picture of al-Zarqawi with his eyes closed and spots of blood behind him after he was killed by an air strike north of Baghdad.
Defense Tech has a nice roundup.
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June 11th, 2006 at 2:55 am
Sooooooo Glad,
I was a Tanker Driver(JP8 Fuel) out of Camp Anaconda and that bastard was responsible for many of my buddies Deaths.
Iraqi’s are sick and Tired of Al Queda stirring things up between the Sunni’s and Shia trying to start a civil war which isn’t happening. Iraqi’s are beginning to turn these scum of the Earth in and “Tips” are increasing Monthly.
Rot in Hell Zarqawi.