Breaking - Al-Zarqawi May Be Among Dead in Iraq Fight
AP and others now reporting - Al-Zarqawi May Be Among Dead in Iraq Fight
Quote:
U.S. forces sealed off a house in the northern city of Mosul where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a gunfight _ some by their own hand to avoid capture. A U.S. official said Sunday that efforts were under way to determine if terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead.
Let's see, hopefully true...
"Father of Musab from Zarqa"
One way to tell- he is covered in tattoos.
Mosul Raid Missed Zarqawi, U.S. Says
22 Nov. Washington Post - Mosul Raid Missed Zarqawi, U.S. Says.
Quote:
A massive raid on a house in northern Iraq where insurgent leader Abu Musab Zarqawi was said to be hiding failed to capture or kill him, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Monday.
I do not believe that we got him. But his days are numbered," he told reporters. "We're closer to that goal, but unfortunately we didn't get him in Mosul."