Zarqawi was killed in a joint US-Iraqi raid on the outskirts of the restive city of Baquba. US and Iraqi officials hailed Zarqawi's demise as a major blow against al-Qaeda's bid to destabilise the country.(AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)
Zarqawi was killed in a joint US-Iraqi raid on the outskirts of the restive city of Baquba. US and Iraqi officials hailed Zarqawi's demise as a major blow against al-Qaeda's bid to destabilise the country.(AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)
Iraqi soldiers celebrate after learning that Al-Qaeda militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an air strike. US President George W. Bush and his global allies have hailed the killing of Zarqawi as a major strike against the "evil" terror network but warned it remained a grave threat.(AFP/Karim Sahib)