Saudi Terrorist Killed in Iraq Campaign
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James Joyner | Thursday, June 23, 2005 |
Suspected Saudi terrorist reportedly killed in Iraq (CNN)
One of Saudi Arabia’s most-wanted terrorist suspects was killed recently in battle with U.S. troops in Iraq near the Syrian border, according to a statement on an Islamist Web site Thursday. The posting said that Abdullah al-Rashoud “responded to God’s call and rushed toward paradise,” being “martyred” near Qaim. It was signed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. Al-Rashoud, a cleric, was 24th on Saudi Arabia’s list of most-wanted suspected terrorists. If he is dead, then all but two of 26 on the list have been killed or captured, said Gen. Mansour Turki, a Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman.
The development comes after U.S. and Iraqi forces concluded Operation Spear this week in Karabila near Qaim. The offensive was one of two recent operations seeking to destroy havens for insurgents and foreign fighters near the Iraqi-Syrian border in the sprawling, violence-wracked Anbar province.
24 of 26 killed or captured is a pretty good result.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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this is nothing but propaganda ,
so what if we killed a terroist in Iraq??
hooray!!! hooray!!!
Bush won the war!
where is Osama in Laden??
Osama may not have the luxury of martyring himself for "the cause". Likely dying a slow and painful death as he convalesces, hooked up to a dialysis machine...
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