U.S. identifies slain man as senior leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. identifies slain man as senior leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Associated Press
Published: December 26, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq: The U.S. military announced Wednesday
that an insurgent killed last month had been identified
as a senior leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Separately, a bomb explosion in the northern province
of Ninevah killed three children and wounded another
two, the U.S. military said, quoting Iraqi police.

Abu Abdullah, also known as Muhammad Sulayman
Shunaythir al-Zubai, was killed north of Baghdad on
Nov. 8, the military said, calling him "an experienced
bomb maker and attack planner who coordinated
numerous attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces over
the past three years, using a variety of improvised
explosive devices combined with small-arms fire."

He was also described as a former associate of al-Qaida
in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — who was slain by
U.S. forces last year.

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Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/26/news/Iraq.php

[tularetom]

1. One of 6,245 "No. 2 men" we've killed or captured so far

I would not want to be a no. 2 man in al qaeda in Iraq. They don't seem to have a very long life expectancy. I think I'd opt to stay No. 3.

[zbdent]

2. nah, they ran out of #2s ... they're down to

"senior leaders" now ...