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| Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed' | Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader 'killed' |
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| The interior ministry in Iraq says it has received intelligence that the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed. | The interior ministry in Iraq says it has received intelligence that the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed. |
| Abu Ayyub al-Masri, believed to be an Egyptian, has led the group since June 2006 when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a US air strike. | Abu Ayyub al-Masri, believed to be an Egyptian, has led the group since June 2006 when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a US air strike. |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq is blamed for or has claimed some of the bloodiest insurgent attacks in Iraq since 2003. | Al-Qaeda in Iraq is blamed for or has claimed some of the bloodiest insurgent attacks in Iraq since 2003. |
| According to Iraqi officials, al-Masri was killed in an "internal battle" between militants. | |
| The clash took place on Tuesday in northern Baghdad, an interior ministry official said on Iraqi television. The official said that he was "100% sure" that al-Masri had been killed. | |
| However the official said that the authorities do not actually have al-Masri's corpse in their possession, and the US military has been unable to verify the claim. | |
| Al-Masri, who is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, is believed to have trained in Afghanistan and formed al-Qaeda's first cell in Baghdad. | |
| The United States has a $5 million bounty his head. |