Top Al-Qaida Leaders Killed in Iraq
Iraqi's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shows pictures of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi after he was killed by Iraqi forces, supported by U.S. forces, on April 19, 2010. Al-Baghdadi was one of two top al-Qaida leaders killed in Iraq. UPI/Iraqi Government/HO
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WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in Iraq is struggling to reorganize following the death of several of its leaders at the hands of U.S. and Iraqi forces, U.S. military leaders said.
BAGHDAD, May 21 (UPI) -- The slain leaders of the Iraqi branch of al-Qaida are revered for their role in the organization, the second-in-command for al-Qaida said in an audio tape.
BAGHDAD, May 17 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida's affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq, has named leaders to replace veterans killed by U.S. and Iraqi forces in April and has intensified its onslaught as Iraq's political barons duel for power after inconclusive March elections.
BAGHDAD, April 26 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida confirmed the deaths of two of its top leaders in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, April 25 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in Iraq Sunday confirmed two of its leaders were killed in Tikrit in a joint U.S.-Iraqi military operation.
BAGHDAD, April 22 (UPI) -- Amid widespread concerns that Iraq's security forces cannot maintain stability as U.S. troop strength dwindles, Iraqi authorities are trumpeting a series of major coups against terrorism in recent days that could have immense political significance.
BAGHDAD, April 20 (UPI) -- The leader of an al-Qaida terrorist group operating north of Baghdad was killed by U.S. forces, an Iraqi military commander said Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, April 20 (UPI) -- Two leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq were killed in an operation carried out by Iraqi and U.S. forces, officials said.
BAGHDAD, April 19 (UPI) -- Two Iraqi al-Qaida leaders have been killed in a U.S. airstrike, U.S. and Iraqi leaders announced Monday.
BAGHDAD, April 23 (UPI) -- Security forces in Iraq have captured al-Qaida leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, an official said in a statement Thursday.
