"After preliminary investigations, it was proven that the arrested al-Qaida person is not Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, but, in fact, another important al-Qaida official," said Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Mousawi, an Iraqi military spokesman. "Interrogations and investigations are still under way to get more information."Al-Mousawi declined to give the suspect's name on Saturday. It was al-Mousawi who announced late Friday that al-Baghdadi had been captured. A senior adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also had told The Associated Press that al-Baghdadi had been taken into custody. The adviser spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
The reported arrest followed rumors this week that al-Baghdadi's brother had been arrested in a raid near Tikrit. Almost nothing is known of al-Baghdadi, including his real name and what he looks like; his capture would be difficult for officials to verify.
The man captured Friday was found along with several other insurgents in a raid on the western outskirts of Baghdad, officials said. Al-Mousawi said the suspect at first identified himself as al-Baghdadi, and that his identity was corroborated by another man captured with him.
Bet Al-Baghdadi was hoofing it in a hiked up burkha while this future Black & Decker test subject was playing Spartacus.