US Offers $10 Million Bounty For al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the location of the senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq (A.Q.I.). As well as offering the bounty, the U.S. State Department also designated Abu Du’a as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.” The designation prohibits supporting Abu Du’a and freezes any assets he may have in the United States or comes under the control of U.S. persons.

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Uniformed Gunmen Stage Massacre at Iraqi Government Complex

As many as 20 people were killed when uniformed gunmen stormed a government complex in al-Baghdadi, which is 90 miles northwest of the capital, in Anbar province. Two suicide bombers triggered the attack at about 9:00 a.m., when they detonated their explosives. Other gunmen then followed and seized the complex until soldiers were able to retake it three hours later. Both civilians and police personnel were trapped during the occupation.

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