Thursday, June 8, 2006

Images: Combat Camera, Zarqawi Air Strike

AFTER ACTION PHOTOS, AIR STRIKE VIDEOS

Felled palm trees and rubble fill the crater of the former safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. An air strike to the house killed al-Zarqawi and a group of his associates June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeFelled palm trees and rubble fill the crater of the former safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. An air strike to the house killed al-Zarqawi and a group of his associates June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

Rugs and other household items from the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq, lie among the rubble. Al-Zarqawi was killed during an air strike June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeRugs and other household items from the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq, lie among the rubble. Al-Zarqawi was killed during an air strike June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

Rubble and debris litter the site of the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. The top insurgent target in Iraq, along with several of his associates, was killed during an air strike on the house June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeRubble and debris litter the site of the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. The top insurgent target in Iraq, along with several of his associates, was killed during an air strike on the house June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

Iraqi and American Soldiers inspect the blast site of an air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi June 7, 2006, in Hibhib, Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the leader of Al Qaeda operations in Iraq and was considered the top insurgent target prior to his death. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeIraqi and American Soldiers inspect the blast site of an air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi June 7, 2006, in Hibhib, Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the leader of Al Qaeda operations in Iraq and was considered the top insurgent target prior to his death. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

A hole and rubble is all that remains of the last residence of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. An air strike on the house killed the top insurgent in Iraq and a group of his cohorts June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeA hole and rubble is all that remains of the last residence of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq. An air strike on the house killed the top insurgent in Iraq and a group of his cohorts June 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

 Iraqis stand on the rubble of a safe house destroyed in a U.S. raid which killed al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the village of Hibhib near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, June 8, 2006. Iraqis stand on the rubble of a safe house destroyed in a U.S. raid which killed al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the village of Hibhib near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, June 8, 2006.

An Iraqi boy holds a picture of U.S. President George W. Bush found amongst the rubble of a safe house destroyed in a U.S. raid which killed al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the village of Hibhib near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, June 8, 2006.An Iraqi boy holds a picture of U.S. President George W. Bush found amongst the rubble of a safe house destroyed in a U.S. raid which killed al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the village of Hibhib near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, June 8, 2006.

FBI agents deliver a package containing three boxes of biological samples believed to be from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates to the FBI Lab in Quantico, Va., on Thursday evening, June 8, 2006. Tips from within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's own terror network helped the U.S. locate and bomb a secret meeting among the al-Qaida leader and top associates at a safe house north of Baghdad, military officials said Thursday.FBI agents deliver a package containing three boxes of biological samples believed to be from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates to the FBI Lab in Quantico, Va., on Thursday evening, June 8, 2006. Tips from within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's own terror network helped the U.S. locate and bomb a secret meeting among the al-Qaida leader and top associates at a safe house north of Baghdad, military officials said Thursday.

The image displayed by the U.S. military shows the location of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, during the time of a U.S. raid, at a news conference in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, June 8, 2006. The image displayed by the U.S. military shows the location of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, during the time of a U.S. raid, at a news conference in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, June 8, 2006.

Zarqawi Air Strike Video

Securing the Bomb Site Video

NOTES: Click for enlargements. Most images by U.S. Military; used with permission.

Special thanks to CENTCOM.

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