U.S. forces kill Anbar's Al Qaida commander

More good news coming out of Iraq.

The U.S. military said American combat units killed the chief of the Al Qaida network in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The Al Qaida commander was identified as Hussein Awad Al Hawawi, also known as Abu Thabet.

"The people of Iraq are beginning to reject Al Qaida and other extremists that continue to foment this violence," Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq, said. "They clearly understand that [Al Qaida in Iraq] is headed by a foreigner, an Egyptian who is linked to international terrorism, and are tired of the false promises, intimidation, brutality and repression that they offer."

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