Iraqi Forces Capture Al-Qaeda Leader And Dozens Of Terrorists
Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - In a wave of raids carried out by Iraqi and Coalition forces, a "key al Qaeda operative" and almost 70 suspected terrorists were captured. U.S. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell says Iraqi forces are now in possession of "a personal associate of Abu Ayyoub al-Masri," who "took control of al Qaeda in Iraq after a U.S.-led air strike killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in early June." The official declines to name the operative in custody, yet says he was "the leader of assassination, kidnapping and IED (improvised explosive device) cells in Baghdad," adding he "is known to have directly participated in numerous terrorist acts" and to have contributed to sectarian violence throughout the city." According to the Pentagon, intelligence says the detainee was also involved in "terrorist activities leading up to and during operations in Fallujah in November 2004." General Caldwell says "the Sept. 12 raids, which also netted dozens of other terror suspects and multiple weapons caches, is part of an ongoing effort to help secure Baghdad during Operation Together Forward."
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