He had a close link with another arrested al-Qaeda figure and, the sources said
Someone other then al-Iraqi.
Oops. Wouldn’t hurt if I read the FIRST article before posting ANOTHER article. :O)
Believed to have been a senior al-Qaeda operational commander planning attacks around the world.
The US said he was on his way to Iraq to take over al-Qaeda operations when he was arrested. His detention was announced by the US on 27 April 2007.
Formerly a major in the Iraqi army in the 1980s, he fought and ran training camps in Afghanistan.
Believed to be a key contact between Osama Bin Laden and killed Iraqi al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Reports said Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi was also involved in plots to assassinate Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.
Source: BBC: Who's Who In Al-Qaeda