Al-Qaida in Iraq's leader in northern Baghdad has been killed in a raid, the US military said Friday. The US military identified Abu Asma, also known as Abu Anas and Akram Mahmud al-Mushhadani, as an explosives expert, responsible for manufacturing many car bombs.
He died in a northern Baghdad raid conducted by occupation forces with the help of Iraqi police. "Intelligence reports indicated Abu Asma was in possession of, and expected to use, suicide vests against the Iraqi people and security forces," the statement said, according to the AP. "He was directly responsible for many deaths and injuries of coalition and Iraqi security forces."
It should be recalled that Seven U.S. soldiers died in a pair of roadside bombings north of the capital, reports said Thursday.
