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Saudi terror recruiter nabbed in Diyala
Iraq's army has detained a Saudi member of the insurgent 'Islamic State of Iraq' on charges of recruiting gunmen in the Diyala province. "Today, an Iraqi army force conducted a raid on a main al-Qaeda stronghold in central Baquba city, during which a Saudi leader of the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq', Mohammed Abdullah al-Hassan, nicknamed Abu Salman, was captured," an Iraqi intelligence official, Ziyad al-Aani, told Voices of Iraq, on Thursday. Aani said that Saudi and Iraqi authorities had been hunting al-Hassan since 2004 -- who they allege has been recruiting Arab gunmen in Iraq. Diyala, in central Iraq, is considered one of the most dangerous areas of the country, where al-Qaeda and various insurgent groups still manage to launch attacks against Iraqi forces and civilians. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-27 |
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