Al Qaeda in Iraq leader reported wounded in firefight

[Dracos]

The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.

The spokesman said Iraqi police encountered an insurgent group on the road between Falluja and Samarra and, in a firefight, wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Abu Abdullah al-Majamiai, al-Masri's top aide, was killed, he said.

The spokesman said Iraqi police have the body of al-Majamiai and would not comment on the whereabouts of al-Masri.

The U.S. military had no comment on the report.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/15/iraq.main/index.html

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[Straight Shooter]

1. Send him a purple band-aid, courtesy of the Repub. National Committee.

I'm just saying that AQ now has a wounded leader and the members will rally around him. A shame that Repubs can't rally around our wounded soldiers, who actually are true heroes and not terrorists fighting for religious idealogy.

[ohio2007]

2. A new # 2 will surface after the surge

just troll al Jazeera for next who's who in Iraqistan

[IndianaGreen]

4. Al-Qaeda is full of Number 2's eager to move up the chain

and they are not the biggest problem we face in Iraq.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. I read a report about this more than a week ago.

Seems like it's all of a sudden getting wide play

[sabra]

5. CNN: Iraqi terror leader reported wounded (al-Masri)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/15/iraq.main/index.html

Iraqi terror leader reported wounded

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.

The spokesman said Iraqi police encountered an insurgent group on the road between Falluja and Samarra and, in a firefight, wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Abu Abdullah al-Majamiai, al-Masri's top aide, was killed, he said.

The spokesman said Iraqi police have the body of al-Majamiai and would not comment on the whereabouts of al-Masri.

The U.S. military had no comment on the report.

[YDogg]

6. The insurgency is in its last throes.

[Richard Steele]

7. How many times was alZarqawi "reported" wounded? These "reports" have little credibility these days.

[pinniped]

9. The story lines are the same. These alleged "al-Qaeda in Iraq" leaders are all BS.

Are we to believe they sit around a campfire and hold elections?

[Dracos]

11. NO SHIT SHERLOCK

I think I posted it first

[pinniped]

8. These alleged "al-Qaeda in Iraq" leaders are never killed off right away.

There are many categories reserved for these "al-Qaeda in Iraq" leaders.

- wounded
- injured
- hurt
- escaped
- near miss
- #1 aide dead or captured
- #2 aide dead or captured
- #3 aide dead or captured
- top aides dead or captured
- coffee maker dead or captured
- driver dead or captured
- facsimile guy dead or captured

The minister of propaganda then decides when it's time to end this alleged leader's existence and move onto the next alleged "al-Qaeda in Iraq" leader.

It is pretty damm obvious this is made up shit like the terrrrrrrra dude al-Zarqawi.

The story lines are the freaking same.

[Eugene]

10. BBC: US checks 'Masri wounded' claim

Last Updated: Friday, 16 February 2007, 07:22 GMT

US checks 'Masri wounded' claim

The US military is investigating reports that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq
has been wounded.

Arab TV stations reported early on Friday that Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known
as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, had been hurt during fighting north of Baghdad.

A US military spokesman told the BBC that he could not immediately verify the
claims, or whether US forces had been involved in the fighting in Balad.

-snip-

Little is known about Masri - the US military has said it believes him to be
an Egyptian militant based in Baghdad.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6367405.stm

Before anything else, let's see a positive ID on this dead #2 guy.