AQI Chief Killed In Shootout

  • Middle East Newsline
  • May 10, 2011
BAGHDAD [MENL] -- A leading Al Qaida commander has been killed in Iraq.
Officials said a senior member of Al Qaida in Iraq has been killed in a
jailbreak attempt that was attributed to negligence by security forces. The
commander was identified as Huthaifa Al Batawi, deemed AQI's emir of
Baghdad, a leading member in the insurgency network.
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