Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (? - June 7, 2006) (also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman) was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.

Death

Abd-Al-Rahman was killed on June 7 2006 while attending a meeting in an isolated safehouse approximately 8 km (5 mi) north of Baqubah, along with al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. [cite news | title=Iraq Terror Chief Killed In Airstrike | date=June 8 2006 | publisher=CBS News|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/08/iraq/main1692753.shtml ] At 14:15 GMT two United States Air Force F-16C jets [cite news|title= Tucson Raytheon had role in al-Zarqawi death|date=June 9 2006|publisher=Arizona Daily Star|url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/attack/132868 ] identified the house and the lead jet dropped two 500-pound (230kg) guided bombs, a laser-guided GBU-12 and GPS-guided GBU-38 on the building located at coord|33|48|02.83|N|44|30|48.58|E.

The United States had tracked al-Zarqawi's movements leading up to his meeting at the safehouse.

References


*cite news
last =
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title = Coalition forces kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
publisher = Air Force Link
date = 2006-06-08
url = http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123021352
accessdate = 2007-01-16
*http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/sheikh_abd_al-rahman.htm, accessed 16 January 2007


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