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Iraq

AQ Bigshot Nabbed in Mosul

2006-12-20

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S.-led forces captured a senior al-Qaida leader who was responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths and housed foreign fighters who carried out suicide bombings, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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From Roooters (so who knows if it's true). But I'm adding the accordion lady pic so that we're entertained while we wait:

The military said the "terrorist leader," whom they did not identify, was captured on December 14 in the northern city of Mosul in a raid which also netted five other suspects. "The terrorist leader was captured when Coalition Forces raided a known terrorist meeting place. (He) was attempting to flee from the location when Coalition Forces chased him across a street and detained him," it said in a statement.

"He was personally responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths, including women and children. He housed foreign fighters to be used in suicide bombing attacks against the Coalition and the Iraqi people."

The military statement said the al Qaeda suspect had been in charge of the Sunni Islamist group's military operations in Mosul and the Iraqi capital, during which time he had coordinated car bomb attacks and kidnappings for ransom.

Posted by:DepotGuy

#8 Sing little birdie ...

Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-20 23:55

#7 Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd

Posted by: Jackal 2006-12-20 20:37

#6 Pass the pliers and hot tongs, please.

allan's snackbar!!

Posted by: anymouse 2006-12-20 15:24

#5 Al Rooters picked up the CentCom press release almost verbatim. A substantial improvement to their normal practice.

Posted by: Glenmore 2006-12-20 12:59

#4 Hmmm - from big fish to just fish. Hope he has fun in the prison showers...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2006-12-20 12:34

#3 Revolting detail

At one point, a small group of officers wearing dark green T-shirts stepped forward with a live rabbit and tore it to pieces. The leader chomped out the heart with a yell, then passed around the blood-soaked remains to his comrades, each of whom took a bite. The group also bit the heads off frogs.

allah snackbar

Posted by: RD 2006-12-20 12:15

#2 Relevent details:

BAGHDAD, Iraq Coalition Forces captured a senior al-Qaida leader and five suspected terrorists during a raid in Mosul Dec. 14.

The terrorist leader was captured when Coalition Forces raided a known terrorist meeting place. The terrorist leader was attempting to flee from the location when Coalition Forces chased him across a street and detained him.

As the Military Emir of Mosul in 2005, he was personally responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths, to include women and children. He housed foreign fighters to be used in suicide bombing attacks against the Coalition and the Iraqi people.

After leaving Mosul in late 2005, he became the Military Emir of Karkh, Baghdad. During that time, he coordinated vehicle borne improvised explosives device attacks and kidnap for ransom operations in Baghdad. He also reportedly organized an attempted shoot down of a Coalition Forces helicopter in an Ad'hamiyah neighborhood in May 2006.

After a few months he fled Baghdad due to Coalition Forces closing in on him. Just prior to his capture, he was attempting to organize what is left of the al-Qaida in Iraq network in Mosul after numerous terrorists were captured by Coalition Forces.

Posted by: Glenmore 2006-12-20 10:43

#1 Aren't they all bigshots?

Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-12-20 09:10

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