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.
Honest, he's been really, really good.
Even if he IS Gloria's son.
Dude, you ARE the guy "in the know"~
Talk about ruining our good time!
Exactly. The Pope made the division along a longitudinal line, but the eastern tip of Brazil crosses it.
Your sources kick Rita's all over the map. Thanks, dude. 'Night all.
DAMN IT!
Thanks for the info, have a great day/night.
Oh well...
Why go to the networks when I can ping expat?
Thanks, man.
Well.....just damn. :(
"sources" = Rita Cosby
I just e-mailed her. It's 9 a.m. there and sometimes I catch her online at this time of night. She is preparing to come home this week and is busy getting ready to leave. I will stay on for a bit to see if she answers back.
One of these nights, Zarqawi, we are gonna get you one of these nights...
Well, crap; now ALL those immigration threads on the Latest Posts page really DO look boring, don't they?
2...3...4.....I got it now.
Thanks, but read post #260.
Perhaps our side would like to delay news of his capture for a little while.
well, marking my space just in case it turns out to be true. Time for bed....
Remembered that from Jr. High world history; and that was a long time ago.
Yep and I'm outta liquor & cigars too :(
Hope you are right!
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