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MTAFFI
07-18-2007, 02:13 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/.../iraq_al_qaida

US: Top al-Qaida in Iraq figure captured 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the group's foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter.

Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured in Mosul on July 4, said Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a military spokesman.

"Al-Mashhadani is believed to be the most senior Iraqi in the al-Qaida in Iraq network," Bergner said. He said al-Mashhadani was a close associate of Abu Ayub al-Masri, the Egyptian-born head of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Bergner said al-Mashhadani served as an intermediary between al-Masri and Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri.

"In fact, communication between the senior al-Qaida leadership and al-Masri frequently went through al-Mashhadani," Bergner said.

"Along with al-Masri, al-Mashhadani co-founded a virtual organization in cyberspace called the Islamic State of Iraq in 2006," Bergner said. "The Islamic State of Iraq is the latest efforts by al-Qaida to market itself and its goal of imposing a Taliban-like state on the Iraqi people."

In Web postings, the Islamic State of Iraq has identified its leader as Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, with al-Masri as minister of war. There are no known photos of al-Baghdadi.

Bergner said al-Mashhadani had told interrogators that al-Baghdadi is a "fictional role" created by al-Masri and that an actor is used for audio recordings of speeches posted on the Web.

"In his words, the Islamic State of Iraq is a front organization that masks the foreign influence and leadership within al-Qaida in Iraq in an attempt to put an Iraqi face on the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq," Bergner said.

He said al-Mashhadani was a leader of the militant Ansar al-Sunnah group before joining al-Qaida in Iraq 2 1/2 years ago. Al-Mashhadani served as the al-Qaida media chief for Baghdad and then was appointed the media chief for the whole country.

Al-Qaida in Iraq was proclaimed in 2004 by Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who led a group called Tawhid and Jihad, responsible for the beheading of several foreign hostages, whose final moments were captured on videotapes provided to Arab television stations.

Al-Zarqawi posted Web statements declaring his allegiance to bin Laden and began using the name of al-Qaida in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Diyala province in June 2006 and was replaced by al-Masri.

The degree of control and supervision between bin Laden's clique and the Iraq branch has been the subject of debate, with some private analysts believing the foreign-based leadership plays a minor role in day to day operations.

However, the U.S. military has released captured letters from time to time, suggesting the foreign-based leaders provide at least broad direction.


Another one bites the dusts.. :awesome: ... perhaps we could behead him with dull knife on Al-Qaeda TV now once we get as much info from him as possible (I know I know, I stooped to their level, I just couldnt help it
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wilberhum
07-18-2007, 03:32 PM
That is great news, but lets not stoop to there level.
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ISLAMASWEENEY
07-18-2007, 03:47 PM
Yes but there are other insurgent geoups fighting to liberate Iraq from foreign rule so there is a way to go yet the simple thing to do is leave.
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MTAFFI
07-18-2007, 03:50 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by ISLAMASWEENEY
Yes but there are other insurgent geoups fighting to liberate Iraq from foreign rule so there is a way to go yet the simple thing to do is leave.
I would love nothing more than to see my countries troops leave Iraq:D
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Keltoi
07-18-2007, 06:10 PM
Events like these are only a short-lived victory. Another will take his place and the carnage will continue. The assertion that these insurgents group are fighting for Iraqi liberation is laughable, but that is the advantage of effective propoganda against an occupation. Good news...for today, but the long-term effects are small.
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