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Article: US: Forces Kill Top Al-Qaida Leader
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- September 28, 2007
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WASHINGTON - U.S.-led forces have killed one of the most important leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq, and recent similar operations have left the organization fractured, a top American commander said Friday.
"Abu Usama al-Tunisi was one of the most senior leaders ... the emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq and part of the inner leadership circle," said Brig. Gen. Joseph Anderson.
Al-Tunisi was a leader in helping bring foreign terrorists into the country and his death "is a key loss" to al-Qaida leadership there, Anderson told a Pentagon news conference via videoconference from Baghdad.
Anderson said recent coalition operations also have helped cut ...