October 15, 2008
Al-Qaeda's No. 2 in Iraq Is Killed by Coalition, Military Says
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S.-led troops killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq during an operation in the northern city of Mosul, the military said.Abu Qaswarah, a Moroccan also known as Abu Sara, died Oct. 5 along with five terrorism suspects in an exchange of fire with coalition troops in a building that was a key base for al-Qaeda, the military said in an e-mailed statement today. His body was positively identified, according to the statement.
The Moroccan, who trained with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, directed the movement of foreign terrorists into northern Iraq, the military said. As the group's most senior leader in the north of Iraq since 2007, Abu Qaswarah oversaw the failed attempt to destroy the Mosul Civic Center during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to the statement.
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