U.S. Army Sgt. William Garett provides security for a visiting dignitary inspecting the market place in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2008. Garett is assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division. DoD photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio, U.S. Army. (Released)U.S. Military Says Al Qaeda In Iraq Mastermind Dead -- CNN
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition forces in Baghdad have killed the man believed to be the mastermind of recent bombings in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said.
Mahir Ahmad Mahmud Judu al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Rami and Abu Assad, was believed to be the leader of one of al Qaeda in Iraq's Baghdad networks, the military said in a statement issued Friday.
The military said intelligence reports led coalition forces to a building in Baghdad's Adhamiya neighborhood Friday. They surrounded the building and called on the occupants to surrender but were engaged by small arms fire, the military said.
The forces returned fire and killed two people, Abu Rami and a female, the military said.
"Sadly, here again is a case where (al Qaeda in Iraq) has put innocent lives in danger in order to protect themselves and shield their terrorist efforts," said Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, a spokesman for the Multi-National Force in Iraq.
Coalition forces had evacuated several children from the building before they performed a controlled detonation of ordnance inside the building, the military said. The house caught fire after the detonation, the military said, and the forces called the local fire department for assistance.
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My Comment: This mass murderer has been on the loose for years, causing mayhem that has resulted in hundreds of casualties. His departure from this world is a big thing.
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