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BAGHDAD — Saturday, the U.S. military said that it killed an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader suspected of masterminding one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad, several other recent bombings and the 2006 videotaped killing of a Russian official.
Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, was accused of directing an insurgent cell thought to be responsible for nearly simultaneous car bomb and suicide attacks Thursday, according to the statement.
Al-Zubaydi was among the most senior insurgents killed by U.S. forces as they seek to shore up security gains.
