FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS IN IRAQ

NPR.org, June 8, 2006
· BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a look at his face. It was a major victory in the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the broader war on terror.







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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - Wikipedia

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - BBC News Profile


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