| Aswat al-Iraq: A key leader in al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) was arrested during a security operation in downtown Baaquba city, a local police chief said on Sunday. "On Sunday, police forces carried out a military operation that targeted an al-Qaeda hideout in Old Baaquba area, (downtown Baaquba), and arrested Mohammed Alwan Mareed, nicknamed 'Emir of al-Muqdadiya'," Staff Maj. Gen. Abdelhussein al-Shamri said in statements to Aswat al-Iraq. Earlier today, 19 al-Qaeda gunmen were arrested during operations in different parts of Diala province. |