Posted on 01/03/2005 9:57:11 PM PST by TexKat
DUBAI, January 4 (Itar-Tass) - Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, whom the US occupation authorities declared to be the "target number one" in Iraq, has been arrested in the city of Baakuba, the Emirate newspaper al-Bayane reported on Tuesday referring to Kurdish sources. Al-Zarqawi, leader of the terrorist group Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad, was recently appointed the director of the Al-Qaeda organisation in Iraq.
The newspaper's correspondent in Baghdad points out that a report on the seizure of the terrorist, on whom the US put a bounty of 10 million dollars, was also reported by Iraqi Kurdistan radio, which at one time had been the first to announce the arrest of Saddam Hussein.
There have been no official reports about the arrest of the terrorist. Al-Zarqawi, 38, a Jordanian, whose real name is Ahmad al-Khalayleh, aims to turn Iraq into a "new Afghanistan". According to Arab press data, Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad group has divided Iraq into several emirates. The group's independent subdivisions at a strength of 50 to 500 militants operate in the cities of Al-Falluja, Al-Qaim, Diala, and Samarra.
The personnel of the group is on the whole 1,500-strong and includes Iraqis and citizens of Arab and Islamic countries. There are demolition experts and missilemen among them.
The group has depots of weapons and explosives in various parts of the country. It intends to frustrate the upcoming parliamentary elections that are scheduled for the end of this month. Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad threatens to do away with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and members of the interim government.
Well It would make my night, and I hope the flamers on the other thread have to eat crow.
I guess when we get FReeperMILitary confirmation that will be the clincher. You know WE have our sources;O)
PING
In the meantime bumpers for a bookmark.
prisoner6
Have seen this earlier as well. Only now starting to think....maybe!?
At times like this it's good to be on Pacific Time.
Which one?
Too quick for my taste. I would like to talk to him to see what makes him tick
I kinda like the old western movies where the Indians staked a victim out in the desert tied in rawhide and left him to die of thirst. I would like to add dropping small amounts of red ants on his naked body every fiftheen minutes while I ask him what he thinks about what I'm doing.
really....? mmmmm....
Thanks for the info
They can neither confirm or deny, I am sure.
No idea - he say he want to check with someone else and will call back in a minute.
Oh, please, I hope this is true. I have a friend in Baghdad who is in on the daily briefings higher up. I'll see if she knows anything.
Sorry off to bed for me, and my husband is a little under the weather tonight. But check back with us tomarrow night......hahaha
And no, I have no idea what I'm doing up this late.
5.56mm
LOVE YOU GUIDO!
LOL!
brb
I thought it was a 25 million dollar reward.
** in the city of Baakuba**
This makes sense.
Now doubt buddy..I once saw this guy named Patty..well . lets say he found out REAL fast who was robbing one of our warehouses..He was in the office 30 seconds with this guy and all was known.Im sure a lot of the boyz would LOVE to good NYC and the US a favotr and ..ask a few questions down there..Ya know ..it's a good idea ..Scare the shit out of those punks..2 guys in Armani suits walk in and say sit down Aknar..lets talk ..My good a serious approach..Throw the total unexpected at them ..I'd mess witht their heads as much as possible..
It's just about daybreak in Iraq, so a raid to get him likely happened during the night.
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