Coalition Kills al Qaeda Leader
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2007 – Coalition forces killed an al Qaeda leader and detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations today to disrupt the terrorist network and its bombing operations in central and northern Iraq.
Coalition forces killed the al Qaeda in Iraq emir of the Arab Jabour area, who managed all terrorist attacks in the area south of Baghdad. When coalition forces approached the target building, they received small-arms fire. Firing in self-defense, they killed one terrorist who was later determined to be the terrorist emir. The ground forces detained eight suspected terrorists and discovered a cache of machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. An air strike safely destroyed the cache. |