Iraqi security forces captured an aide to al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid Thursday in eastern Iraq, a top security official said. Minister of State for National Security Abdul Karim al-Inazi identified the captive as Fares Kadhim Lafi, a Iraqi who was snared Diyala province. "He carried out 27 operations including an attack on a minibus that left nine civilians dead," al-Inazi told The Associated Press. He said security forces had received a tip on Lafi's whereabouts. It is not uncommon for Iraqi authorities and US military to say they have captured aides to al-Zarqawi without giving further information.