Posted on 01/04/2005 9:21:46 AM PST by StoneGiant
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly arrested in Iraq
04.01.2005, 07.18
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.
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Who would trust Itar-Tass even with yesterday's weather report?
Do your happy dance .....go ahead.
Argh.
Was it confirmed by any other source ?
This is at least the third purported arrest of al-Zarqawi
since last summer.
If this is true... awesome news!
Incredible, you've broken the story of the year.
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Hope there is some substance to these reports.
>>>This is at least the third purported arrest of al-Zarqawi since last summer<<<
No, it's the 12th since 10 minutes ago.
This is at least the third purported arrest of al-Zarqawi
since last summer. <<
Kind of reminds me of when arafat died, then he didn't, then he did. . .
Tass ranks only ahead of the NY Times for accuracy. A grain of salt is needed.
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