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| Iraq |
| AQIÂ’s man no. 2 in Diala captured |
| 2010-07-17 |
| DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: The no. 2 man of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Diala was arrested in a military operation carried out northeast of Baaquba city on Saturday, according to the al-Saadiya district chief. “An Iraqi army 2nd Brigade force conducted an operation in Saadiya, Khanaqin district, (45 km) northeast of Baaquba, and managed to arrest Zaid Hameed Ali, a senior member of the AQI in the province,” Ahmed al-Zarkushi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Ali is the AQI’s man in charge of the armed group’s eastern areas in Diala, which includes the Hamrin hills, where the AQI is active,” he said. Zarkushi added that the arrested person is involved in the murder of dozens of people and several bombing attacks that targeted civilians and government organizations in Diala. Baaquba, the capital city of the violence-ridden province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |