The identity of a leader in Al-Qaeda terrorist organization Iraq was confirmed through a DNA test that was administered to his body, said the US army on Tuesday. In a press release, the army said the identity of Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad Al-Rasheed (also known as Omar Al-Farouq) was confirmed by the test. Al-Farouq, an Iraqi, was killed by British forces in Basra last September 25.Al-Farouq held close ties with Al-Qaeda's number two-man, Ayman Al-Zawahri. He was involved in a number of terrorist operations in south-east Asia. In 2002, in what was termed a major blow to terrorism, Al-Farouq was arrested in Indonesia after the blasts that took place in Ache. He was later transferred to Afghanistan Bagram camp which he escaped with a number of terrorists on July 11, 2005.