Al-Qaeda leader killed in Salah al-Din

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi forces clashed with a leader in al-Qaeda organization north of the province, police sources said today. The source told IraqiNews.com that Salah al-Din police killed al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Hassan Hawija during a security raid north of the province. Tikrit, the center of the province, lies 175 km north of the capital, Baghdad. RM (TP)/SR Number of Reads:231