BAGHDAD — U.S. military officials offered identities Friday of five alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leaders believed killed in air strikes last week in Husaybah.

The men were killed Oct. 29 during a series of raids and air strikes on suspected insurgent safe houses in the town. Three different buildings were hit with precision-guided bombs, officials said. The strikes were carried out after U.S. troops received a tip about a leadership meeting in the area that day, officials have said.

Friday, U.S. officials released five names of those believed killed.

Abu Asil, a North African, was alleged to be the senior foreign fighter facilitator in the Qaim area and a close associate of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Mussab Zarqawi. “[Abu Asil] was relied upon to provide foreign fighters and suicide bombers to terrorist cells in the region. Asil had contacts throughout the Middle East who were involved in the recruiting, transportation, training and smuggling of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into Iraq,” the U.S. military said in a release.

Abu Raghad was alleged to have been a senior cell leader in the Husaybah area. Raghad was believed responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing attacks.

Abu Talha was an alleged cell leader in the Ubaydi area. Talha’s cell was allegedly responsible for the production and emplacement of car bombs and roadside bombs.

Abu Usama and Abu Salman, alleged cell leaders in the Husaybah area, were procurers of rockets, anti-aircraft missiles and mines for use in attacks, officials said.

There was no information given on how U.S. officials confirmed the identities of those killed.