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  • May 2008

    • False Alarm: Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose in Iraq

      Reuters  |  May 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      False Alarm: Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose in Iraq

      (Newser) - Iraqi officials jumped the gun yesterday when they announced the capture of the top commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US military said today. It turns out the man they captured isn’t Abu Ayyub al-Masri; he just has a similar name. The hunt for the real al-Masri, who has a $5 million bounty on his head, is still going on. More »

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      Iraq  • terrorism  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Iraq Army  • Abu Ayyub al Masri

  • July 2007
  • May 2007

    • Qaeda in Iraq Deputy Killed, But Masri Still on Loose

      New York Times  |  May 3, 07 11:47 AM CDT

      Qaeda in Iraq Deputy Killed, But Masri Still on Loose

      (Newser) - Americans have killed a senior Al-Qaeda in Iraq deputy, but there's no evidence that  the leader of the group died in fighting between rival factions, as the Iraqi government had claimed Tuesday. Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, killed in a Tuesday raid, was a minister of information for Al-Qaeda in Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • Abu Ayyub al Masri  • Jill Carroll

    • Tribes Claim Al-Qaeda Head Killed by Rivals

      BBC  |  May 1, 07 7:40 AM CDT

      Tribes Claim Al-Qaeda Head Killed by Rivals

      (Newser) - The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq is dead, according to the Iraqi government. Abu Ayyub al-Masri was killed in a skirmish between rival groups of militants, officials said today, suggesting the possibility of exploitable rifts in the Sunni insurgency. The U.S. military has not verified the claim because a body has not been produced or identified. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • insurgents  • Sunni  • Abu Ayyub al Masri  • Abu Musab al Zarqawi

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