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| Iraqi al-Qaeda leaders 'killed' | |
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| Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says an intelligence team has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri. | Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says an intelligence team has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri. |
| Mr Maliki said Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, believed to lead al-Qaeda's local affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq, had also been killed. | Mr Maliki said Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, believed to lead al-Qaeda's local affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq, had also been killed. |
| There is no confirmation of the reports and no comment from the US military. | There is no confirmation of the reports and no comment from the US military. |
| Previous official reports that both militants had been captured have turned out to be untrue. | |
| Speaking on national television, Mr Maliki said both men had been killed in Salaheddin province by Iraqi agents who had US assistance. | |
| Iraqi TV showed pictures of both men before and allegedly after their deaths. | |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. | Abu Ayyub al-Masri is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. |
| He is believed to have helped Abu Musab al-Zarqawi form the first al-Qaeda cell in Baghdad. Zarqawi was killed in June 2006. | He is believed to have helped Abu Musab al-Zarqawi form the first al-Qaeda cell in Baghdad. Zarqawi was killed in June 2006. |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for some of the bloodiest insurgent attacks in the country. | Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for some of the bloodiest insurgent attacks in the country. |