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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s Replacement Named

by John Little on 12/06/2006

I’m betting that people might think twice about having this guy over for dinner:

Al Qaeda in Iraq has named a successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the terrorist leader killed in a U.S. airstrike last week north of Baghdad, Islamist Web sites said Monday.

The sites identified the militant group’s new leader as Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, which means “the immigrant,” indicating that he — like Jordanian-born al-Zarqawi — is not Iraqi.

CNN has not been able to confirm the claim’s authenticity.

There’s more, including a photo, at Airborne Combat Engineer.



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There are 2 comments in this article:

  1. 12/06/2006Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator says:

    Bush Trumpets Iraq Terror Leader’s Death

    President Bush was celebrating “a good week for the cause of freedom,” with the killing of terrorist

  2. 13/06/2006Airborne Combat Engineer says:

    Next target named?

    [LINK] Blogs of War (referencing CNN)Al Qaeda in Iraq has named a successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the terrorist leader killed in a U.S. airstrike last week north of Baghdad, Islamist Web sites said Monday. The sites identified the militant

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