Breaking- Leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al Masri killed

Dude's got a bit of that crazy eye thing going doncha think? Just breaking on MSBNC, more as I get it.

Update via BBC, MSNBC tv is saying that the Pentagon has confirmed it-

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says an intelligence team has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Mr Maliki said Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, believed to lead al-Qaeda's local affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq, had also been killed.

There is no confirmation of the reports and no comment from the US military.

There have been previous reports that Masri has been captured, but these have turned out to be untrue.

Injured, re-killed Ayman al-Zawahri is back

By GottaLaff

Whether it's Abu Khabab al-Masri or al-Zawahiri, contradictory stories abound. There were too many to post, but here are a few examples.

Then:

Musharraf confirms 'al-Qaeda' hit 11 Feb 2006
When news of the attack first emerged, there were reports that Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed.

He Was So Bad We Had to Kill Him Twice-Gate --'Countdown' with Keith Olbermann 31 Jul 2008 In the Administration's fifty running scandals, Bushed! Number three: He was so bad we had to kill him twice-gate. (MSNBC video)

Al-Qaeda No. 2 May be Injured, Possibly Re-killed--But Still Cranking Out Videotapes -- 08 September 2008

Al-Qaeda No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, was 'killed,' then wounded, then re-killed--but through all of his deaths and injuries, he is still able to produce videotapes. Whenever the GOP hits a bump in the road -- say, for example, the imminent implosion of Caribou Barbie -- al-Zawahri is reborn and healed and a busy little bee!

Now:

Taliban show no let up despite 8,000 soldiers in FATA 28 Sep 2008 Taliban hostilities show no sign of abating despite the deployment of 8,000 troops in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the army’s claim of killing 1,000 Taliban, according to The Times. The newspaper said in a report on Saturday that a constant supply of fresh fighters from inside the country and across the border in Afghanistan is helping the Taliban to stay in the fight. Bajaur Agency is a main operating base for Al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] and the Taliban. Pakistani intelligence believes that Ayman al-Zawahri, the second-in-command of Al Qaeda, has been a visitor.

H/t: CLG