Leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested

May 8, 2008 

There has been no official confirmation or comment from United States forces yet, but news of the arrest was reported on Iraq state television. 
The Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman, Mohammed al-Askari, told the Associated Press via telephone that, "The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajir the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq." 
Al-Masri, an Egyptian-born militant, took control of Al Qaeda operations in Iraq after former leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed on June 7, 2006 in an airstrike northeast of Baghdad.
Leader of al - Qaeda in Iraq arrested May 8 , 2008 There has been no official confirmation or comment from United States forces yet , but news of the arrest was reported on Iraq state television . The Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman , Mohammed al - Askari , told the Associated Press via telephone that , " The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al - Muhajir the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq . " Al - Masri , an Egyptian - born militant , took control of Al Qaeda operations in Iraq after former leader Abu Musab al - Zarqawi was killed on June 7 , 2006 in an airstrike northeast of Baghdad .
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