- Omar at Iraq the Model has a report from Iraq and describes some details about the town where the raid took place.
- CNN has video clips of the press conference in this story: Airstrike kills terror leader al-Zarqawi in Iraq. The piece also notes that one of the others killed was “a key lieutenant, spiritual adviser Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman.”
- James Joyner has an extensive news round-up. His observation that we are likely to see more violence in the short-term is almost certainly correct.
- Sean Hackbarth notes, among other things, this report from Bloomberg: Crude Oil Falls After Al-Qaeda Leader Reported Killed in Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Killed (Video) (Updating)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead, finally killed in one of the air strikes sent in to do the job.
[Unless otherwise noted, all boldface emphases mine.]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and…
Trackback by Outside The Beltway | OTB — Thursday, June 8, 2025 @ 6:53 am
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Killed (Video) (Updating)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead, finally killed in one of the air strikes sent in to do the job.
[Unless otherwise noted, all boldface emphases mine.]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and…
Trackback by Outside The Beltway | OTB — Thursday, June 8, 2025 @ 6:53 am
I love the crude oil price story. It demonstrates the idiocy of the market people. How al-Zarqawi relates to the available of oil remains a mystery to everyone, yet news of his death inspires options holders to shout, “Sell! sell!”
How can those people be so much richer than I?
Comment by Bill Hennessy — Thursday, June 8, 2025 @ 8:58 pm
Indeed.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Friday, June 9, 2025 @ 10:01 am