The head of an Islamist group linked to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network and operating in Iraqi Kuridstan has been killed in the course of fighting there, according to a Kurdish newspaper report.
"The head of Ansar Al-Islam in Kurdistan, Abu Abdallah al-Shafei, who had trained in Afghanistan, was killed in fighting the past two days between elements of his group and PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) peshmerga" or guerillas, Hawlati daily reported in its Tuesday edition.
However, an independent confirmation regarding the aforesaid report was unavailable late Monday. (Albawaba.com)
