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Qaeda commander killed in US air strike

BAGHDAD, April 26 (KUNA) -- US forces have killed a leading military commander in Al-Qaeda and three of his aides in an air strike in Saladdin district, according to an Iraqi police source on Saturday.
The source told KUNA that the US forces targeted the car that the operatives were driving with a missile, and identified the commander as Mohammad Muzahem Al-Harbouni.
The operation took place 25 km east of Sammara. (end) mhg.ema KUNA 261246 Apr 08NNNN