Al Qaeda in Iraq

Iraqi and US troops killed Abu Ayyub al Masri and Abu Omar al Baghdadi, al Qaeda in Iraq’s top two leaders, during raids in the Thar Thar region. Also killed were a top aide to al Masri and Baghdadi’s son. Sixteen associates were detained.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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