Kowabunga

In spite of all of the violence that has been transpiring in Iraq as of late, there may be one bit of good news as it is being reported that Zarqawi's successor, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed by a competing Sunni faction. According to the piece on FoxNews, al-Masri's demise has yet to be confirmed by DNA testing.

Personally I hope it is true. However I am not going to hold my breath waiting for confirmation. It may be a couple of days.

"Preliminary reports said he was killed yesterday in Taji area in a battle involving a couple of insurgent groups, possibly some tribal people who have problems with Al Qaeda. These reports have to be confirmed."

Tribesmen in the western Anbar province have been fighting Al Qaeda for weeks and claim to have killed dozens of them.

On the other side of the coin, I am not sure how I feel about armed militia's running around shooting each other up. If they are serious about routing out the terrorists, as it seems that they are, why not join the Iraqi Army and wear the uniform of their country?

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