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Iraqi security forces is a U.S. Department of Defense term for all security forces of the Federal government of Iraq.

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Iraqi forces kill 'war minister' of Islamic State of Iraq, al-Qaida front group

Iraqi security forces killed the top military leader of an al-Qaida front group, surrounding his hideout and firing shots that blew up his booby-trapped getaway car, officials said Friday.

The slain militant, al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman, was the so-called war minister of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaida front group responsible for bombings and suicide attacks across Iraq, said Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, an Iraqi military spokesman.The ISI is an umbrella organization of insurgent groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq. It has been seriously weakened since the height of the Iraq war, but is still able to carry out deadly attacks.On Thursday, security forces tracked Suleiman to Anbar province, said the chairman of the provincial council, Jassim al-Halbousi. When troops approached his hideout, Suleiman fled in a vehicle rigged with explosives, al-Halbousi said. Troops opened fire at the car, setting off an explosion that killed Suleiman.Al-Moussawi said Suleiman was killed i...

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