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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 28 > U.S.: Syria raid killed terrorist

U.S.: Syria raid killed terrorist

By McClatchy-Tribune News Service / The Bulletin
October 28, 2008

WASHINGTON — A CIA-led raid on a compound in eastern Syria killed an al-Qaida in Iraq commander who oversaw the smuggling into Iraq of foreign fighters whose attacks claimed thousands of Iraqi and American lives, three U.S. officials said Monday.

The body of Badran Turki Hishan....

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