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"Today Zarqawi has been terminated."
Nuri Al Maliki
Iraq's Prime Minister Abu Musab Al Zarqawi's death "is a severe blow to al-Qaida and it is a significant victory in the war on terror. We have tough days ahead of us in Iraq that will require the continuing patience of the American people."
George W Bush
US President "The death of Al Zarqawi is a strike against Al Qaeda in Iraq and therefore a strike against Al Qaida everywhere. But we should have no illusions, the killing will continue for some time."
Tony Blair
British Prime Minister
"Zarqawi represents the evil of terrorism and he has been responsible for death and mayhem against the people of Iraq. Having him killed, we have achieved an important victory."
Barham Saleh
Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister "The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a huge success for Iraq and the international war on terror."
Zalmay Khalilzad
US Ambassador to Iraq "The man was an animal and he deserved what he got. May he rot in hell."
Paul Bigley
Brother of Ken Bigley, a British engineer beheaded by Zarqawi's group "We tell our prince, Shaikh bin Laden, your soldiers in Al Qaeda in Iraq will continue along the same path that you set out for Abu Musab Al Zarqawi."
Statement issued on an Islamist website
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