How Al Qaeda's Iraq Chief Evaded Capture For 15 More Months Of Warfare

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an undated video image released by the US military.

Iraq War Logs: British Blunder May Have Let al-Qaida Kingpin Zarqawi Go Free -- The Guardian

Helicopter ran out of fuel, allowing Bin Laden's Iraq chief to evade capture for further 15 months, secret military logs suggest.

British troops came close to capturing al-Qaida's top commander and the occupation forces' most wanted target in Iraq – but the operation collapsed after the only surveillance helicopter ordered to monitor him ran out of fuel and had to return to base, secret military intelligence logs suggest.

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My Comment: In today's era of budget and procurement cutbacks, I doubt that the British army would even have a helicopter to conduct such a mission .... let alone fuel.