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To: Sully- who wrote (689)1/23/2004 7:48:52 PM
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U.S.: al-Qaeda Leader Captured in Iraq

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces in Iraq 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 the al-Qaida terrorist network and toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a senior American official said Friday.

U.S. troops captured Husam al-Yemeni last Thursday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He is described by U.S. officials as the leader of an insurgency cell in Fallujah, west of Baghdad.

The official said al-Yemeni is the highest level member of Ansar al-Islam captured so far. That is a group comprising mainly ethnic Kurds from northern Iraq with alleged al-Qaida ties.

Zarqawi is a high-priority target for U.S. forces in Iraq. He is a Jordanian operative the CIA describes as a close associate of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Zarqawi is suspected of coordinating anti-U.S. operations in Iraq. He may be inside that country, although his whereabouts are unknown.

The official who disclosed al-Yemeni's capture on Friday said he could provide no more details, including the location where the prisoner was grabbed inside Iraq.

(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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