Police say top Qaeda militant killed in Iraq

SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) — US forces have killed a top militant from the Al-Qaeda in Iraq group and three accomplices -- one a Saudi Arabian -- in the centre of the country, a local police officer said on Saturday.

Mohammed Jahim al-Harbuni, an Iraqi, was killed on Friday in the Al-Jillam district northeast of the central town of Samarra, Captain Ala Jassim said.

The other two dead were also Iraqis, he said.

Harbuni was the operational head of the jihadist group in Salaheddin province, Jassim said.
AFP