longwarjournal.org - 10/16/2008
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Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq's second in command who was killed by US forces in Mosul , was a naturalized Swedish citizen who was wanted by United States, according to information obtained by The Long War Journal .
Abu Qaswarah, whose real name is Mohamed Moumou, was killed in Mosul during ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 10/19/2008
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Yesterday, at a fundraiser in Greensboro, North Carolina,
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thedonovan.com - 10/15/2008
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So, the Iraqi Air Force graduates it's first
class of new pilots. But few got this part. Cassandra...
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longwarjournal.org - 10/16/2008
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After a relative lull in targeted airstrikes in
Pakistan's tribal areas, the US has launched an attack...
in South Waziristan. Reports from Pakistan indicate at least six were killed and five were wounded after an unmanned Predator strike aircraft ...
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US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory
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Bill Roggio: Al Qaeda in Iraq’s second in command was a Swedish citizen
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... Thursday, 16 October 2008 Abu Qaswarah, who was killed by US forces on OCt. 5, has been identified as Mohamed Moumou, a Swedish citizen. He was a member of Ansar al Islam and was listed a Special Designated Global Terrorist in 2006. read ...
From ABBA to Al Qaeda
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From ABBA to Al Qaeda Cradle-to-grave Nanny pampering and all the free love in the world wasn't good enough for Mohamed Moumou ... so in order to find his inner Mo, he cut loose in Mosul and had a blast: Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq's second in command who was killed by US forces in Mosul, was a naturalized Swedish citizen who was wanted by United States, according to information obtained by The Long War Journal. Abu Qaswarah, whose real name is Mohamed Moumou, was killed in Mosul during an Oct. 5 raid on an al Qaeda command center. He detonated his vest after being mortally ...
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