BAGHDAD - The Iraqi ministry of interior said yesterday that intelligence information confirmed the killing of the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq.
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi ministry of interior said yesterday that intelligence information confirmed the killing of the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq.
Interior ministry official spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said Abu Ayoub al-Masri, alias Shaikh Abu Hamza al-Mohajer, was killed in armed clashes with militias.
Khalaf said his corpse had not been found or identified yet.
An US military spokesman in Iraq identified "Abu al-Masri" as the likely successor to Abu Musab Zarqawi who was killed in June last year. - Sapa-DPA
Al Qaeda leader killed
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi ministry of interior said yesterday that intelligence information confirmed the killing of the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq.
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi ministry of interior said yesterday that intelligence information confirmed the killing of the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq.
Interior ministry official spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said Abu Ayoub al-Masri, alias Shaikh Abu Hamza al-Mohajer, was killed in armed clashes with militias.
Khalaf said his corpse had not been found or identified yet.
An US military spokesman in Iraq identified "Abu al-Masri" as the likely successor to Abu Musab Zarqawi who was killed in June last year. - Sapa-DPA