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BBC NewsLast Updated: Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 14:28 GMT
US 'kills key Iraq al-Qaeda man'A man killed during fighting in Iraq last month was
a key figure in the al-Qaeda in Iraq movement, the
US military has said.
Abu Maysara, a Syrian, was a senior adviser to the
group's leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a statement said.
Abu Maysara died during a raid near Samarra and was
identified using DNA evidence, the military said.
-snip-The militant Abu Maysara and five other people died
during a fire fight that broke out when US forces
surrounded a house used to disseminate al-Qaeda in
Iraq propaganda in Samarra, 100km (60 miles) north
of Baghdad.
-snip-Read more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7127001.stm
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