Zarqawi: CENTCOM Lets Us Witness

We proudly link to CENTCOM, and we periodically receive communiques from Sgt. Gehlen. With the mementous accomplishment of killing the monster Zarqawi, CENTCOM provides the video.

We have posted the footage of the air strike that killed Zarqawi on our site in the Latest Video section. Feel free to use it.

Sgt. Gehlen
U.S. Central Command Public Affairs
www.centcom.mil

And, the announcement from yesterday:

Greetings,

As most of you know, there is some big news out of the CENTCOM area of operations this morning. Here is an excerpt from our press release:

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General, announced the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in the following statement during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad June 8:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Coalition Forces killed al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi and one of his key lieutenants, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, yesterday, June 7, at 6:15 p.m. in an air strike against an identified, isolated safe house.

The press release, as well as others, is available on our website www.centcom.mil. Thank you for your time.