Chalk another one up for the good guys!!!!!



U.S.: Al-Qaida leader in Mosul killed

Saudi was thought to be behind bombing deaths of five Americans

updated 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - A U.S. military helicopter fired a guided missile to kill a wanted Saudi Arabian al-Qaida in Iraq leader who was believed responsible for the bombing deaths of five American soldiers, a military spokesman said.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory Smith said Jar Allah, also known as Abu Yasir al-Saudi, and another Saudi known only as Hamdan, were both killed Wednesday in Mosul. Al-Saudi headed up the al-Qaida network in southeast Mosul, an insurgent hotbed where U.S forces wage daily battles against the group.

According to the military, al-Saudi conducted numerous attacks against Iraqi and U.S. forces, including a Jan. 28 bombing that killed the five U.S. soldiers.

In that attack, insurgents blasted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb and showered survivors with gunfire from a mosque. The soldiers died in the explosion _ the deadliest on American forces since six soldiers perished Jan. 9 in a booby-trapped house north of Baghdad.

Intelligence gathered in the area led the U.S. military to al-Saudi, who was in a car with Hamdan. A precision helicopter strike killed both and destroyed their vehicle. U.S. forces then confirmed the men's identities.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23434663/

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There aren't many times I'm happy about people dying... but....

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Good News.

More proof of staying in Iraq until the job is finished is working and working well.




I suppose though those who oppose the war will just say.."ah well he wasn't that important"...like they do every time an al Qaeda "officer" type is killed.

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He would be important if he had blown up half of NYC....... The usual importance.......

Good going guys!! I wish another 5 will be down shortly.

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