Another Al-Qaida Leader In Iraq Is Killed

Yahoo News is reporting that the number two leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq has been killed in Mosul.  There had been a lot of terrorism in Mosul recently aimed against the minority Christian population, and many of the Christians were fleeing the city in fear.  Evidently, one of the tactics of Al-Qaida in Iraq has been to pit minority religious groups against each other in order to destabilize the country.  These attacks have decreased dramatically since the surge, but they have continued.  With the death of Abu Qaswarah, these attacks should decrease.  It is believed that his death will cause serious disruption in Al-Qaida activities in northern Iraq.