Killing of Qaeda leaders 'won't end Iraq attacks'
The purported killing of two top Al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders will send shockwaves through the jihadist network but mid-level commanders must also be removed if attacks are to stop, analysts said Tuesday.Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayub al-Masri -- both linked with Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden -- died in a shootout Sunday near Tikrit, the home city of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, according to Iraqi and US officials.A military statement released in Baghdad said they were hunted down under a major operation codenamed "Leap of the Lion," which was launched on March 11.
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