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Iraq |
Arrest warrant issued for Ansar al-Sunnah leader |
2005-12-17 |
![]() The statement yesterday said Iraq's Central Investigating Court had issued the warrant on December 4 for Mullah Halgurd al-Khabir. It named him as the prime suspect for the U.N. headquarters attack and said he was the senior leader in Baghdad of the Army of Ansar al-Sunna -- one of the main Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq. It also said Khabir had historical ties to Abu Musaab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |