Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested'

" The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, according to media reports quoting the country's defence ministry. Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was detained in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the reports said. There has so far been...

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Zarqawi had phone numbers of top Iraqi officials on his cell phone

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Bin Laden vows to fight on

"Reuters - Osama bin Laden praised the slain leader of Iraq's al Qaeda wing, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and vowed al Qaeda will continue to fight U.S. forces and their allies "everywhere," according to an Internet audiotape on Friday."

Bin Laden hails slain al-Zarqawi as 'lion'

"AP - Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader was acting under orders to kill anyone who backs American forces."

The U.S. created al-Zarqawi and now we're hard at work creating his successor.

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Was There a Legal Basis for Zarqawi's Assassination?

"In April, military documents revealed that Zarqawi was not as important as was widely believed and that the U.S. intentionally magnified Zarqawi's importance both in Iraq and in the U.S. in order to direct violence against Zarqawi from other Iraqis. The coincidence between...

Zarqawi heir 'will be US target'

"President Bush says Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor as the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq will be a US target."

Bush says Iraq's new al Qaeda chief in US sights

"Reuters - President George W. Bush vowed on Monday that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor as al Qaeda's chief in Iraq would be "on our list" of targets and said U.S. troops must stay for now to help secure the country."

Shot To The Head?

"Zarqawi was still alive when troops arrived, military says So should we check for bullets in his body? Given the CIA speciality of two taps to the head."

'More Zarqawis to come'

"· US most-wanted 'died on stretcher' · More 'martyrs' to come, says Mullah Omar · Fears of retaliatory attacks ."

Iraq hails killing of Zarqawi as start of new era

"The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a "new beginning" for Iraq, the interior minister said on Friday, but authorities imposed a traffic ban in an apparent effort to prevent al Qaeda reprisal attacks. ADVERTISEMENT The ban in Baghdad and in the town of Baquba, near where...

Poll: U.S. disapproves of war in Iraq

"AP - The death of al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq came as more Americans than ever thought the war in Iraq was a mistake, according to AP-Ipsos polling."