恐怖组织领导人扎卡维在伊拉克死于空袭 (Terrorist Leader Zarqawi Killed in Iraq

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星期四(060806)
恐怖组织领导人扎卡维在伊拉克死于空袭 (Terrorist Leader Zarqawi Killed in Iraq Air Strike)

恐怖分子头目扎卡维在美军和伊拉克部队发动的一次联合军事行动中被打死。伊拉克总理马利基星期四在首都巴格达的一个记者会上宣布扎卡维的死讯。参加记者会的还有驻伊美军最高指挥官凯西将军和美国驻伊拉克大使哈利勒札德。

马利基总理说，扎卡维在巴格达东北的巴古拜附近的一个“藏身之地”和他的七名同夥一起被炸死。凯西将军说，扎卡维组织内部的高级成员背叛了他。过去三年来，扎卡维领导的组织几乎每天都发动自杀炸弹袭击和其它袭击行动。凯西将军说，扎卡维的身份通过指纹、疤痕和“面部特徵”得到确认。

伊拉克基地组织在互联网上的一条信息中证实了扎卡维的死亡，并称他成为“烈士”。出生在约旦的恐怖分子扎卡维在恐怖组织发表录像和互联网声明中行动都很积极，据说还直接参与了人质斩首和其它屠杀行动。美国为抓获他悬赏2500万美元，但是他星期四被炸死之前一直在逃。

A joint military operation by U.S. and Iraqi forces has killed terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced Zarqawi's death at a news conference Thursday, together with the U.S. military commander in Iraq, General George Casey, and U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.

Prime Minister al-Maliki says seven of Zarqawi's associates died with him in a \"safe house\" near Baquba, northeast of the capital. General Casey says Zarqawi was betrayed by senior members of his own organization, which carried out almost daily suicide bombings and other attacks over the past three years. The general says Zarqawi's identity was confirmed from fingerprints, scars and \"facial recognition.\"

Al-Qaida in Iraq confirmed Zarqawi's death in a message posted on the Internet saying he had been \"martyred.\" Jordanian-born Zarqawi took an active role in video and Internet statements by his terrorist group, and he was said to have taken part personally in beheadings of hostages and other killings. He had remained at large until now despite the U.S. offer of a 25-million-dollar reward for his capture.