May 01, 2007
Leader Of Al-Qaida In Iraq Reported Dead
Unconfirmed reports suggest the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed in insurgent clashes north of Baghdad.
Both Iraqi and U.S. officials say they cannot confirm the death of al-Masri, an Egyptian who took over as the group's leader after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a 2006 airstrike.
