August 21, 2008
Past coverage of al-Zarqawi
Tracking elusive successor to al-Zarqawi
American military commanders say they have identified the elusive militant who claimed to succeed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Al-Qaida mystery man
Even in the shadowy world of militant Islam, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor is a mystery.
REPORTING FROM THE MIDEAST
Who will step in?
It won't be easy to replace Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as the public face of the Iraqi insurgency. He instigated sectarian warfare, used the media masterfully and lured scores of volunteer suicide bombers.
DEATH OF AL-ZARQAWI
U.S. jets hit their target
When bombs from two F-16 fighter jets destroyed an isolated house in an orange grove northeast of Baghdad Wednesday night, they cut down the elusive leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
DEATH OF AL-ZARQAWI
A killer gone, war lives on
Despite the death of its most visible leader, the insurgency in Iraq will likely go on.
No routine mission for U.S.
In the late afternoon skies over Iraq, a pair of F-16C pilots were "in the orbit," as the Air Force calls it, cruising through a routine patrol Wednesday that was about to become anything but.
DEATH OF AL-ZARQAWI
Bush's trademark bravado banished
A new, more humble George W. Bush, minus his pilot's flight suit and Texas oilman bravado, appeared in the White House Rose Garden yesterday to speak of good news from Iraq.
ZARQAWI'S FINAL YEARS
Radical killer with mythic status
The man who terrorized Iraq for three years got his start the same way many of today's leading Islamic militants did: he was a foot soldier in the CIA-backed jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
THE REACITON
A welcome bit of Iraq news
Battle-tested Iraq war veterans heaved sighs of relief.
Iraq official: al-Zarqawi wounded
Islamic militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been badly wounded and his lieutenants are engaged in a power struggle over who would replace him if he dies, according to a senior Iraqi security official.
Closing on Iraq's most wanted
The recent arrests of six associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are yielding information that could lead to the capture of Iraq's most wanted man, according to a senior Kurdish intelligence official.
U.S.: Al-Zarqawi ordered Iraq attacks
U.S. officials Thursday blamed the recent wave of massive attacks by insurgents in Iraq on Islamic militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, saying his lieutenants met in Syria to plot the escalation.
Top al-Zarqawi aide captured
Iraqi forces have arrested a top lieutenant of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, another indication that they are close to capturing Iraq's most wanted man, security officials said Friday.
EXTREME CONVERSION
A jihadist’s journey
The caller roused Abu Khaled from his slumber shortly after dawn prayers one day in mid-April. "Your son has been martyred," a crackling voice said. "God willing, he is in paradise."
Iraq terror leader al-Zarqawi killed
When bombs from two F-16 fighter jets destroyed an isolated house in an orange grove northeast of Baghdad Wednesday night, they cut down the elusive leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Analysis: Attacks in Iraq will outlive al-Zarqawi
Despite the death of its most visible leader, the insurgency in Iraq will likely go on.
How the U.S. found al-Zarqawi
In the late afternoon skies over Iraq, a pair of F-16C pilots were "in the orbit," as the Air Force calls it, cruising through a routine patrol Wednesday that was about to become anything but.
Radical killer with mythic status
The man who terrorized Iraq for three years got his start the same way many of today's leading Islamic militants did: he was a foot soldier in the CIA-backed jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
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