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September 10, 2019 33 mins
This is the true story of how a coalition effort between American and British special force units brought down, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the mastermind behind countless bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq as the leader of A.Q.I.

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Covert's theme is "Anxiety" by Kai Engel.  Music in this episode is “Something (Bonus Track)” by Kai Engel; “Never Again” by Ars Sonor; "Haunty Fourstroke", "Violin Spider" and "Blhlicht" by Marco Trovatello.

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