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Al-Qaida Admits Capture of Baghdad Commander "Abu Abdel Aziz"

By Evan Kohlmann

Al-Qaida's Jihad Committee in Mesopotamia--led by wanted Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--has issued a new communiqué conceding that an important Al-Qaida commander in Baghdad known as "Abu Abdel Aziz" was recently captured during a joint raid conducted by U.S. and Iraqi military forces in the Iraqi capital.    According to the statement, "Our brother fought them fiercely using his personal weapon but he ended up being badly injured, evidenced by all the bloodstains left where he was found. We also received the news that our brother died as a result of his injuries and that he was transferred immediately away from the scene."

Click to view English translation c/o Globalterroralert.com
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