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U.S. says captured man isn't al-Qaeda in Iraq leader
denverpost.com May 11, 2008
The U.S. military said Iraqi authorities mistakenly announced Thursday that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, had been captured in the northern city of Mosul. American officials said a man who was arrested had a name similar to al-Masri's.
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