Sep 19 2007

Major al-Qaeda Leader Killed In Iraq

Published by at 11:08 am under All General Discussions,Iraq

One of al-Qaeda’s top leaders in Iraq, who fought in Afghanistan and had ties to al-Qaeda’s number 2 zawahiri, was killed in Iraq last month:

Intelligence reports indicate al-Masri was directed by senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders to plan attacks that would cultivate sectarian strife. The former al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir of Baghdad, now detained by Coalition forces, described al-Masri as director of the “car bomb division.”

Al-Masri was one of the primary architects behind the Nov. 26 car bombings in Sadr City that killed 181 Iraqi civilians and injured another 247. He also planned major attacks on the bridges in the Rusafa area to isolate the Shi’ite population there.

Al-Masri previously fought against Coalition forces in Afghanistan and is linked to several senior leaders of al-Qaeda. He was allied with Dr. Ayman Zawahiri, bin Laden’s second-in-command. He was also close to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq killed in a Coalition air strike in June 2006.

Looks like al-Qaeda is still taking a major beating as it continues to destroy its reputation among Muslims through its atrocities on Muslims. Over 300 dead or injured Muslims at the hand of one al-Qaeda leader on one day. The Muslims street knows who is killing them and who is trying to protect their families. Now we only need DC and NY City to wake up to what is happening in Iraq.

All this while more and more Iraqis stand and fight al-Qaeda, as can be seen in this report.

Officials there also are working hard with local tribal sheiks to garner support from tribes disenchanted by al Qaeda’s tactics. It is more difficult there, though, to mimic the much heralded successes of similar operations in Anbar province, Bednarek said. Anbar is predominately Sunni. The Diyala province is home to 23 major tribes and as many as 100 sub-tribes, and its makeup is Sunni, Shiia and Kurdish.

Still, Bednarek said, he has seen progress.

“The reaction of the citizens has been very positive. I think … not only in Diyala province, but also in our other provinces … where the citizens are starting to stand up and take a position on their own,” the general said. “They have seen what al Qaeda has to offer, which is nothing. They have seen that the horrific acts of violence against women, family, children, infrastructure … is not the future. They see that they can have a future of prosperity and security … without al Qaeda and are starting to fight back.”

Locals also are starting to trust the local Iraqi Security Forces, he said, which was a problem in the past. Locals are starting to report weapons caches and emplaced bombs to security forces patrolling the areas.

Iraq is making a choice and that choice is not only to reject al-Qaeda, but to destroy al-Qaeda. Considering their families’ lives are in the balance it is no surprise which way this war is turning.

7 responses so far

7 Responses to “Major al-Qaeda Leader Killed In Iraq”

  1. Oh darn, more dead Jihadis; Bootlicker will urinate down his leg when he reads his Idols are dead; rend your clothes “Bootlicker”, I know you’re in mourning…

  2. lurker9876 says:

    LOL!

    Great news!

    Hey, Dale, I found a PDF file about a case study regarding USS Vincennes and it looks like you’re right on this one.

  3. lurker9876 says:

    Hey, Dale,

    Here’s the PDF file:

    Case Study

  4. MerlinOS2 says:

    A simple quote from a Michael Totten article in Reason Magazine

    Iraqis are turning against Al Qaeda faster and harder than Iranians turned against the Islamic Republic. Harsh as the Islamic Republic may be, Al Qaeda is worse by an order of magnitude. Its now infamous warnings to street vendors in Iraq’s Anbar Province not to place cucumbers next to tomatoes in the market because the vegetables are “different genders” is one of myriad reasons why most Sunni Arab tribes in that region recently flipped to the side of the hated Americans.

    Islamist law is so widely detested and flouted in Iran that it’s a wonder the regime even bothers to keep up the pretense. In June 2005 Christopher Hitchens wrote in Vanity Fair that every person he visited there, with the exception of one single imam, offered him alcohol, which is banned.

    Read the whole article it is a well done piece of work. 

  5. MerlinOS2 says:

    Dale

    I know you will understand the quote from the same article that follows the one I just quoted and realize it is beyond the grasp of many who have not looked into the situation beyond the headlines since it’s not in their back yard.

    The Iranian writer Reza Zarabi says the regime has all but destroyed religion itself. “The name Iran, which used to be equated with such things as luxury, fine wine, and the arts, has become synonymous with terrorism,” he wrote. “When the Islamic Republic government of Iran finally meets its demise, they will have many symbols and slogans as testaments of their rule, yet the most profound will be their genocide of Islam, the black stain that they have put on this faith for many generations to come.”

  6. MerlinOS2 says:

    Actually folks most of you will understand it, I did not mean to slight any one with my wording, but what I should have said is Dale will be the other person most likely to fully appreciate the context and ramifications of that statement.

  7. Merlin, as always, you provide links to amazing stuff, thanks!