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MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 16/10/2008
United States military forces reported that the alleged second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), Abu Qaswarah also known as Abu Sara, had killed himself after a raid on a building in Mosul, Iraq. He had used an explosives vest to kill himself after moving upstairs and into a room occupied by four fighters, three women, and [...]
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The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Via Bloomberg:Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S.-led troops killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq during an operation in the northern city of Mosul, the military said. Abu Qaswarah, a Moroccan also known as Abu Sara, died Oct. 5...
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Today, the Pentagon announced that American troops had killed Abu Qaswarah, the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, in a raid in Mosul. U.S. military officials hailed the death of Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, as “a major disruption to the terror network, particularly in northern Iraq,” according to the AP. However, [...]
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
MNFI: A terrorist killed by Coalition forces during an operation in Mosul on Oct. 5 has been positively identified as Abu Qaswarah. Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) senior leader of northern Iraq. A Moroccan native, Abu Qaswarah had historic ties to AQI founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Abu Qaswarah took...
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THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
D ispatches from the Front: BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2008 -- A terrorist killed by Coalition forces during an operation in Mosul on Oct. 5 has been positively identified as Abu Qaswarah. Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader of northern Iraq. A Moroccan native, Abu Qaswarah had historic ties to AQI founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and senior al-Qaeda leaders...
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Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Good job! BAGHDAD, Iraq ( MNF-Iraq ) – A terrorist killed by Coalition forces during an operation in Mosul on Oct. 5 has been positively identified as Abu Qaswarah. Abu Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, was the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader of northern Iraq. A Moroccan native, Abu Qaswarah had historic ties to AQI founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
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Leslie Carbone (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
The U.S. military is reporting today that the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed during an operation in Mosul. Abu Qaswarah, who was also known as Abu Sara, a Morroccan, "was al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command" behind Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a.k.a. Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, and had ties to senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the statement. In other words, like...
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Another Point of View (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Here's one more example of incompetence at work, folks - to whit : Today, the Pentagon announced that American troops had killed Abu Qaswarah, the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, in a raid in Mosul. U.S. military officials hailed the death of Qaswarah, also known as Abu Sara, as “ a major disruption to the terror network , particularly in northern Iraq,” according to the AP. However, this...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Coalition forces killed al-Qaida in Iraq's second-in-command during an operation earlier in October in Mosul, the U.S. military command announced Wednesday.Abu Qaswarah, known as Abu Sara, who was killed during an Oct. 5 operation after coalition forces tracked him to a building in the northern Iraq city, CNN reported.Qaswarah was second to al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the military...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
There is good news in Iraq this morning: The U.S. military says the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been killed during an operation in the northern city of Mosul. The military has identified the insurgent leader as a Moroccan known as Abu Qaswarah or Abu Sara. Wednesday's statement says he became the senior al-Qaida in Iraq emir of northern Iraq in June 2007 and had ties to senior al-Qaida...
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Newshoggers (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
By Cernig The Pentagon has announced that US troops have caused "major disruption" to Al Qaeda in Iraq by killing the network of terrorist cell's alleged second in command . He is the third "Number Two in Al Qaeda" to be killed in Iraq and was a complete unknown as far as press reports go. Googling either of the names he used according to the Pentagon - Abu Qaswarah and Abu Sara - turns up no...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 16/10/2008
Stockholm - A Swedish lawyer Thursday said he doubted claims by the US military alleging that they have killed a non-Iraqi individual who was the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Iraq. A US military statement on Wednesday said that the body of Abu Qa...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Baghdad - The US military claimed on Wednesday that a non- Iraqi individual known as Abu Qaswarah, believed to be the second-in- command of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been killed. A US military statement said that the body of Abu Qaswarah, also known as A...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/10/2008
Baghdad - The US military claimed on Wednesday that a non- Iraqi individual known as Abu Qaswarah, believed to be the second-in- command of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been killed. A US military statement said that the body of Abu Qaswarah, also known as A...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 16/10/2008
By ROBERT H. REID, AP Loading new images... BAGHDAD - American soldiers killed the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, a Moroccan who trained in Afghanistan, recruited foreign fighters and ran operations in northern Iraq, where Sunni insurgents remain a potent threat, the US military said yesterday. Abu Qaswarah died Oct. 5 during a raid on a building in the northern city of Mosul that served as a major...
