BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi security forces captured the mufti of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) and an aide of his in the capital Baghdad on Saturday, according to al-Iraqiya TV.The self-styled Islamic State of Iraq, announced to have been formed in October 2006, is composed of seven armed organizations, including the Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
On April 19, the AQI leaders Abu Ayub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi as well as other key members were announced dead during a security raid conducted in al-Tharthar area of al-Anbar province.