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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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September 2, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRECISION STRIKE OPERATION AGAINST ZARQAWI NETWORK
BAGHDAD, Iraq - At 11:32 p.m. Wednesday evening local Baghdad time, Multi-National Force - Iraq conducted a precision attack on an Abu Musab Zarqawi operating location in Southwest Fallujah. Surrounded by fields, the two targeted buildings served as safe houses and meeting locations for known Zarqawi associates. Earlier in the day these terrorists conducted an execution in the Shuhidah district in Southern Fallujah. The Zarqawi associates were observed removing a man from the trunk of a car, executing him then burying his body. Multiple sources of Iraqi and coalition intelligence provided the basis for this operation. Continued, successful strikes against Zarqawi's network of terrorists have degraded his capabilities and significantly eroded his base of support. A reward of up to $25 million remains in effect for information leading to the arrest and capture of Abu Musab Zarqawi.
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