Release A050910b
Air strike destroys terror consultant's safe house
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD , Iraq – Coalition Air Forces destroyed an al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist safe house in the Ubaydi, in western Iraq Sept. 10. This attack disrupts al-Qaida in Iraq 's ability to conduct operations against Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces.
A senior al-Qaida terror consultant and foreign fighter facilitator known as “Sheik” is believed to have been in the house at the time of the attack. Sheik has been linked to other senior al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists and foreign fighter facilitators operating throughout the Euphrates Valley . Intelligence sources confirmed that Sheik was specifically brought in to the Husaybah area to consult with Abu Islam (the recently deceased Emir) and Abu Ibrahim (Islam's brother and successor) on managing terror operations in the area.
Sheik has been known to have extensive connections throughout the Middle East to include Yemen , Morocco , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Syria . From those countries his connections recruited and financed foreign fighters who were later smuggled into Iraq , usually through Syria , and subsequently delivered to various terrorist groups in western Iraq .
Coalition air assets delivered precision guided munitions to destroy the house. The type of munitions used and the timing of the air strike lowered the risk to civilians in the local area.
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