The United States military in Iraq says a man detained in the northern city of Mosul is not in fact the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. ... An earlier statement from the Iraqi Defence Ministry said that Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been captured. But an American military...
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Source: Reuters (Adds background on Muhajir; repeats to extra address) DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, has been arrested, the Arabic television station al-Arabiya ... ... DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in...
Iraq and US operation says it captures Abu Hamza al-Muhajir in northern city. ... Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been arrested in Iraq, according to the country's defence ministry. The arrest occurred in the northern city of Mosul and was...
posted at 5:25 pm on May 8, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly I’m skeptical, for two reasons. The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, has been arrested, the Arabic television station al-Arabiya reported on Friday, quoting the Iraqi...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi security officials said on Friday. ... DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, has been arrested in Iraq, the Arabic...
Read full story for latest details. ... Defense Ministry: Abu Ayyub al-Masri arrested in the northern city of Mosul There was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. forces Al-Masri took over al Qaeda in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in 2006 U.S.: He...
Source: Reuters (Adds Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman, changes dateline) BAGHDAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi security ... ... BAGHDAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have...
Source: Reuters May 8 (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi security officials said on Friday. A Defence Ministry spokesman said a regional ... ... May 8 (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have...
The Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman says the leader of Al Qaeda in IraqAbu Ayyub al-Masri has been arrested in the northern city of Mosul. ... BAGHDAD — The leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense...
Bill Roggio:The Iraqi military claimed Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda in Iraq’s leader, has been captured in the northern city of Mosul in Ninewa province. The US military has not confirmed the report of al Masri’s capture. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al Askari said...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after a captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said on Friday. ... The U.S. military in Baghdad...