Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the two most senior leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq were killed in a joint Iraqi-U.S. operation.

A U.S. soldier was killed when a U.S. helicopter crashed during the Sunday morning military strike in al-Tharthar, about 10 kilometers south of Tikrit, Iraq.

Al-Masri’s assistant and al-Baghdadi’s son, who also were involved in terrorist activities, were also killed.

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DEC 25 2009 –NATO reports an American service member has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan on Christmas Day. NATO said Saturday that the US soldier died following the attack on Friday in southern Afghanistan.

Wikipedia: Operation Enduring Freedom | Afghanistan

SOURCE:  US soldier killed in Afghanistan bomb attack: NATO