Commander Says al-Qaida ‘Virtually Destroyed’ in Kirkuk
May 13, 2008 — tonguesoffireViolence in Iraq’s Kirkuk province has dropped by 70 percent, and coalition and Iraqi forces have “virtually destroyed” al-Qaida in Iraq in the region, the commander of the U.S. brigade combat team in the area said May 12.
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