Sunday, October 9, 2011

$10-Million Reward For Al Qaeda In Iraq Leader

Photo: Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Badri, also known as Abu Dua

IRAQ: U.S. Offers $10-Million Reward For Al Qaeda In Iraq Leader -- L.A. Times

REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. military heads for the exits in Iraq, the State Department is providing a sobering reminder of the dangers still there.

It has offered a $10-million reward for information that helps authorities capture or kill Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Badri, also known as Abu Dua, the leader of the group Al Qaeda in Iraq.

If the bounty is any measure, finding Abu Dua is now a top priority. Only the chief of the global Al Qaeda organization, Ayman Zawahiri, merits a larger reward: $25 million. That’s also what the State Department offered for Osama bin Laden, who was killed in Pakistan in May.

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My Comment: A $10 million bounty .... they must want him really bad.

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