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| US nets 2 Qaeda suspects, Shia leader in Iraq | |
| 2008-06-05 | |
One of the two Al Qaeda suspects, who was captured with four aides in Mosul, is believed to have overseen security for the group's branch in that northern city, the military said. Mosul is one of the terror network's last urban strongholds and the target of a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation. The man, who was not identified by name, is also suspected of masterminding bombings against Iraqi police in the area, the US military said. The other Al Qaeda in Iraq suspect was apprehended along with an assistant in Tikrit, a Sunni Arab city south of Mosul. He allegedly helped organize suicide bombings and the movement of foreign fighters into the country, a US statement said. The suspected Shia militia leader and five associates surrendered without incident at his home in Kut, southeast of the Iraqi capital, the US said. He was accused of involvement in the murder of Iraqis and American soldiers, it said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |