Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - A Jordanian who fought for al Qaeda in Afghanistan was killed last week while fighting US forces, according to a martyrdom statement released on a Jihadist website.

Abu al Zubeir al Jabri, who is also known as Saber Muhammad Saber, was killed "on the pure soil of Afghanistan while charging head on and not running away, during a raid on a Crusader base," according to a statement released today by a jihadist known as Abu al Walid. The statement was released on a jihadist website and translated by the SITE Intelligence Group (American site).

"The Levant in general and Jordan in particular is celebrating their martyr," said Walid. The exact location of Jabri's death was not provided, but Walid said Jabri was killed during fighting on July 15.

*Photo for al Qaeda fighter Saber Muhammad Saber

*Long War Journal