23.06.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 Al-Qaeda fighters in the past five days during a major combined offensive against the Sunni Islamist group ("U.S., Iraqi Troops Claim 90 Al-Qaeda Killed") [ID 20498]

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22.06.2007 - Source: BBC News

Baquba: US helicopters kill 17 suspected al-Qaeda-linked gunmen ("'Al-Qaeda gunmen' killed") [ID 20499]

"Thousands of US troops have engaged in a fourth day of heavy fighting in the area, in what is known as Operation Arrowhead Ripper. [...] The offensive comes as the US command completed a build-up of 156,000 troops in Iraq, to help curb sectarian bloodshed and allow time for reconciliatory moves by the Shia-dominated government towards Sunni Arabs. The operation [...] is centred on Diyala province and its capital Baquba, just north of Baghdad. It is one of the biggest campaigns undertaken by US troops since the invasion in 2003."

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19.06.2007 - Source: Guardian

US troops kill at least 22 suspected al-Qaida ("US troops kill 22 in offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq") [ID 20613]

"About 10,000 US troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles began a major offensive against al-Qaida militants in Iraq today, killing at least 22 suspected insurgents. The raids - officially known as Operation Arrowhead Ripper - began with air attacks under cover of darkness in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province."

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19.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

Al-Qaeda group: The Monotheism and Jihad Group ("original document") [ID 10626]

"(...) A group linked to al-Qaeda suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has said it carried out the attack which killed Iraqi Governing Council head Ezzedine Salim. The Monotheism and Jihad Group, of which Zarqawi is said to be the leader, made the claim in a statement posted on an Islamist website. (...)"

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