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Iraqi Army captures al-Qaeda leader, his aide
(KUNA) -- Iraqi Army on Friday captured a key al-Qaeda leader in Muqdadiya district of Diyala province 57 kilometers northeastern Baghdad along with one of his aides and separately four others, including the Mufti of the so-called Islamic state of Iraq.Brigades belonging to the Army's fifth squadron managed to make the arrest of the leader and his aide on Thursday through a raid, Diyala Operations' Command said in a statement without providing any further details. Another statement by the Command said that the other raid that resulted in arresting the four suspects, took place inside Shams village south of Baquba. Posted by: Fred 2007-10-14 |
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