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| Al-Qaeda leaders captured in Mosul |
| 2005-09-18 |
| US forces have arrested the two leaders of the al-Qaeda terror group in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a statement said on Saturday. Separately, Iraqi sources said a leader of the al-Qaeda-linked group Ansar as-Sunna was seized overnight near the northern town of Tuz Khurmatu, the scene on Friday of a deadly attack on Shiite Muslim worshippers. The US statement said coalition forces raided a suspected al-Qaeda hide-out in Mosul on September 5. Captured were Taha Taha Ibrahim Yasin Becher, known as Abu Fatima, identified as al-Qaedas "emir of Mosul", and Hamed Saeed Ismael Mustafa, known as Abu Shahed, and identified as the organisations "west Mosul emir". The statement said Abu Fatima had taken over his post after Abu Talha was captured in June and Abu Zubayr, who replaced him, was killed in mid-August. It said Abu Shahed was responsible for organising al-Qaeda activities in west Mosul and was in line to succeed Abu Fatima in the event of his death or capture. The military claimed that the seizure of the two men, both originally from the town of Tal Afar to the west, was evidence of the pressure al-Qaeda was under as the group traditionally filled the Mosul posts with locals. Meanwhile, Iraqi and US forces captured Norman Mohammed, "one of the most important Ansar as-Sunna leaders in northern Iraq", Colonel Mohammed Fatah said. He was nabbed in the village of Duzari, near Tuz Khurmatu, where a suicide bomber killed 11 Shiite worshippers and wounded 24 as they left an Iraqi mosque after Friday prayers. Fatah said 700kg of explosives and mortar rounds were found at the site of the arrest. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 wish these boys a peaceful interrogation....oops, that was pieces.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-18 12:56 |
| #8 Sounds like a lot of leadership opportunities open up in a.q. on a regular basis. An advancement oriented individual would do well in an organization like that. Too bad most of them get shot to pieces by marines. |
| Posted by: Elmineck Uniter7884 2005-09-18 12:19 |
| #7 Taha Taha Ibrahim Yasin Becher, known as Abu Fatima aka abu Nancy |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-09-18 08:39 |
| #6 Yeah, I caught that one too. Doubt it's that particular reference, tho, since he's presumably a lot older than kids born around the time of the first Gulf war. |
| Posted by: lotp 2005-09-18 06:10 |
| #5 Norman Mohammed? Was he named for Schwartzkopf? What went wrong? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-18 06:07 |
| #4 Is every damn body in Al Quada a "Leader" No, but there are a lot of them. It's a decentralized network organization, so you expect there will be a lot of regional and local leaders. Think of how many Lt. Colonels and full Colonels we have in country. |
| Posted by: lotp 2005-09-18 06:06 |
| #3 But, But, But, there aren’t any terrorists in Iraq, Never wuz any! No WMD Either!! That Iraqi Army trailer was used to make Baby Formula™! Yeah, that’s the ticket! And Diapers too! If I knew how to post a picture, I'd show a pic of a BW trailer I took outside of Al |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2005-09-18 03:15 |
| #2 Yes. All true sons of Allan are natural born leaders. They give the orders, and their inferiors rush to do their bidding and prostrate themselves at their feet. The org chart looks roughly like this: The Caliph---> The Learned Elders of Islam --> a gazillion knuckleheads at Number Three. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-18 01:52 |
| #1 Is every damn body in Al Quada a "Leader" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2005-09-18 01:17 |