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October 05, 2006
Iraqi Government: Head of Al Qaeda In Iraq Dead
US Government: No, He's Probably Not
Damn:
Iraqi government sources claimed today that Abu Ayyub al-Masri, who took charge of the group in June, was killed yesterday along with three of his aides by US forces in Haditha after a tip-off.
The deputy interior minister said officials were doing DNA tests on a slain militant to determine if he was al-Masri.
Al-Arabiya TV also reported the death of al-Masri, but gave no further details.
However, a spokesman for the US military said it was "highly unlikely" the Egyptian national had been killed.