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BAGHDAD,
May 1 (Xinhua) -- The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed in an area north of
Baghdad, Iraqi state-run television reported on Tuesday.
"News said that Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed in
Nibaie area in Taji," the Iraqia television quoted Brigadier-General Abdul Karim
Khalaf as saying.
"Definite intelligence reports said that disputes
among the Qaida groups developed to internal clashes which resulted in the
killing of Abu Ayyub al-Masri," Khalaf told the television.
"We have very strong evidences that he (Masri) was
killed, but still we need more investigations," he said.
Nibaie, some 50 km north of
Baghdad, is part of Taji area which is the hotbed of insurgency, including the
al-Qaida militants.
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Iraq, U.S. probe reports of al-Masri's
death
BAGHDAD, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government and
the U.S. military are probing media reports on the death of Abu Ayyub
al-Masri, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, as they can't confirm the reports.
Iraqi state-run television quoted Brigadier General
Abdul Karim Khalaf, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, as saying that "news
said that Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed in Nibaie area in Taji." Full story
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A grab taken from a video broadcast in
2006 by the Iraqi government in Baghdad, showing Al-Qaeda's leader in
Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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U.S. ambassador cannot confirm death
of al Qaeda chief
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua)-- U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan
Crocker said Tuesday that he could not confirm Abu Ayyub al-Masri, leader of al
Qaeda in Iraq, had been killed.
"The coalition was not involved in this action, whatever
it was, in any way, which means I cannot confirm to you that Abu Ayyub al-Masri
has actually been killed," Crocker told Washington-based reporters in a
video-conference call from Baghdad. Full story
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