US air strike kills Al-Qaeda kingpin: military



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American forces killed an Al-Qaeda chieftain in the lawless western Iraqi city of Ramadi by destroying his car with a laser guided bomb, the US military said.


"Rafa Abdul Salam Hamud al-Ithawi, also known as Abu Taha, was the emir of Shamiyyah," it said. "He frequently harboured foreign fighters who entered Iraq illegally in order to assault innocent Iraqis and coalition forces."


Ithawi was killed on Wednesday along with his driver, "diminishing the al-Qaeda in Iraq network," the statement said.


Ramadi has become the focus of the battle between US forces and Sunni Arab insurgents fighting under the Al-Qaeda banner. Last week a US spokesman said marines were fighting to take back the city.


On October 15, Al-Qaeda militants held a brief parade in central Ramadi to declare the region an independent emirate, scoring a propaganda victory, but fierce fighting has continued since.


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Good job guys!

EXCELLENT!  

Next.

YEAH, ROOM SERVICE? CAN YOU SEND THE MAID IN? I GOT SOME SPILLED TURKEY HERE.

Good job, boys!

But the democrats tell me that there are no terrorists in Iraq, and it's a distraction from the war on terror.

This is all Bush's fault.

LGB = Good

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I see our troops are kicking so much ass, they don't have to take names sometimes.

Damn good job!

Abu Taha.... Taha.... [nelson]HA! HA![/nelson]

Outstanding!!  Not bad for a bunch of uneducated losers.

another one takes the jdam express straight to hell!

OMFGLOLBBQ...can we say...PWN3D ?!?!?!?!

Sorry...was up all night, now I'm all excited

"Guess what, Akmed... you just got promoted!"

"NOOOOOO!"

Pa-da-dum-dum-dum....

Another one bites the dust!

now cover the bastards body in bacon, and send pics to arab TV

Pfffttt...we all know there are no terrorists in Iraq. The Democrats told me so

God Bless Our Soldiers

Screw Kerry  

Get some, bitches!

Kick ass!

50,000 more lining up to take his place.

I would rather see headlines that read "Al Qaeda leaders capured, tortured for info for 3 weeks then fed to pigs"

Still, always good to know we are killing them.

uh oh, can you say owned?