U.S. Troops Capture Iraq Rebel Leader
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By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) captured a leader of the insurgency who is believed to be a close associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, described by some as a key link between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), a senior American official said in Washington on Friday.
U.S. troops captured Husam al-Yemeni Thursday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He is described by U.S. officials as a top member of the al-Qaida linked Ansar al-Islam group and the leader of an insurgency cell in Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
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