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BAGHDAD, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Coalition forces killed al-Qaida in Iraq's second-in-command during an operation earlier in October in Mosul, the U.S. military command announced Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Letters allegedly written by the No. 2 man in al-Qaida and released by the U.S. military complain about recruitment, communications and other internal issues.
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The bounty on al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri is down from $5 million to $100,000 because he is no longer an effective leader, U.S. officials said.
MOSUL, Iraq, May 10 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Army, supported by nearly 10,000 Sunni tribesmen, has initiated a major operation against al-Qaida in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the BBC said.
BAGHDAD, May 9 (UPI) -- Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al-Qaida in Iraq, hasn't been captured despite reports to that effect, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.
BAGHDAD, April 17 (UPI) -- A letter intercepted by the U.S. military from the body of a slain al-Qaida operative has provided a detailed look into the inner workings of al-Qaida in Iraq.
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida and Sunni insurgents who have been crowded out of Baghdad and Iraq's western province of Anbar have moved north, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials Friday said a top al-Qaida terrorist cell leader in Iraq was killed this week by coalition forces.
LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- British authorities have confirmed a link between al-Qaida and at least one suspect in car bomb plots in London and Glasgow, Scotland, it was reported Sunday.