Posted on 08/27/2005 9:03:28 PM PDT by Wiz
JEDDAH, 28 August 2005 — The US military in Iraq yesterday said that a Saudi man who supplied and coordinated suicide bombers in Iraq had been shot dead along with another unidentified “terrorist” in the northern city of Mosul.
“Coalition forces killed Abu Khaled, a major facilitator of foreign fighters and suicide bombers in northern Iraq, during operations in Mosul” on Thursday, the US military said in a statement.
Arab News contacted Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, official spokesmen of the Interior Ministry, who said there was nothing official out yet regarding this particular case and that the ministry was looking into the matter.
About the name “Abu Khaled”, Al-Turki said terrorists often give themselves such names and they are not their real names. He said he would give further information today.
The US military said tips from local residents and intelligence sources led the forces to a location in Mosul, 370 km north of Baghdad, where Khaled was located.
“Upon arrival at the location, the forces stopped his vehicle, a gunfight immediately ensued and Khaled and an unidentified terrorist were shot and killed,” the military added.
It said some detainees had alleged that Khaled had contacted his accomplices in Saudi Arabia to coordinate the movement of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into northern Iraq.
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perfect shots!!! Great job
re: Oh, well. I'm over it.
Well, if it took me less time to get over than to read your statement then you certainly must have been over it long before you could type those five words!
I'd have been over it sooner, but I didn't want to appear insensitive.
That's the best cure, lead or HE.
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