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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Iraq PM hails 'victory' of Qaeda chief's arrest AFP - Wednesday, April 29 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday hailed the arrest of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, said to be the leader of the Al-Qaeda umbrella group blamed for a wave of bloodshed across the nation. ADVERTISEMENT Maliki referred to Baghdadi as "the head of evil, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq," and said he had ties to the followers of the secular former regime of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Iraqi security forces released what they said was the first known picture of Baghdadi, showing a middle-aged man with dark skin and a close-cropped beard and moustache wearing a black shirt. "The criminal terrorist Abu Omar al-Baghdadi is in the hands of justice," Maliki's office said in a statement, referring to the shadowy leader who the US military once described as a fictional character. Iraqi police announced on Thursday they had arrested Baghdadi in the capital but did not release any pictures of the man. The Al-Qaeda leader has been reported captured or killed several times in the past. Maliki hailed the "new victory" of Iraqi security forces in arresting Baghdadi, whom he accused of trying to ignite a civil war in Iraq through a devastating campaign of bombings against civilians and Shiite holy places. "This terrorist has strong relations with the previous regime and made a devilish alliance with its followers that left its mark on the innocent bodies of children, women and sheikhs in bloody scenes." However, the Pentagon raised doubts about the arrest, with spokesman Bryan Whitman telling reporters: "I still can't confirm that report to you." But he said he had "no reason to suspect that there isn't a particular individual." Baghdadi is said to be the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, a self-styled umbrella organisation for Al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgent groups fighting US and Iraqi forces that has pledged loyalty to Osama bin Laden. "Al-Qaeda consists of leaders, individual members and financing, and surely when one of these elements is affected, it affects (the others)," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told the Al-Arabiya television. "But (Al-Qaeda) is still a threat to the security situation, and the Iraqi government understands this... I imagine that revenge operations are already being organised, but clearly we have no choice but to confront these Satanic groups with all our strength." Dabbagh told AFP last week that Baghdadi's real name is Ahmed Abed Ahmed and that he is a 40-year-old former officer in the Iraqi army. In July 2007 a US military spokesman had said Baghdadi was a fictional character designed to put an Iraqi face on a terror group led by foreigners and that the voice on his audiotapes was that of an actor. The US military has always said that the real leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq is Abu Hamza al-Muhajir -- better known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri -- a veteran Egyptian militant named Al-Qaeda chief in June 2006 following the death of his better-known Jordanian predecessor Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a US air raid. Over the last two years US and Iraqi forces have allied with local tribes and former insurgents to drive Al-Qaeda out of most of its former strongholds, but the group continues to carry out regular attacks in some parts of Iraq. More than 150 people were killed last week alone in a string of deadly suicide bombings, including an attack near a revered Shiite shrine in Baghdad that killed 65 people and bore the hallmarks of Al-Qaeda. At the height of Iraq's sectarian violence in 2006 Al-Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups killed thousands of civilians when they bombed markets and mosques crowded with Shiite Muslims. Shiite militias at the same time were rounding up thousands of Sunni men, executing them, and dumping their bodies in the streets. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article 0 users recommend Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: War On Terror Fed court revives rendition lawsuit against BoeingAP - Wednesday, April 29 Iraq PM hails 'victory' of Qaeda chief's arrestAFP - Wednesday, April 29 France and Spain set up joint body to fight terrorismAFP - Wednesday, April 29 Colombian woman arraigned on terror chargesAP - Tuesday, April 28 Related Articles: World Beijing rejects reports on China origin of fluAFP - 1 hour 8 minutes ago Mexico shuts down public sites to fight swine fluAFP - 1 hour 37 minutes ago Companies mine Web clues for signs of pandemicsAP - 2 hours 8 minutes ago Societe Generale head resigns: reportAFP - 2 hours 33 minutes ago Developments on swine flu worldwideAP - Wednesday, April 29 Enlarge Photo This image, taken off al-Iraqiya television, shows Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confirmed on Tuesday that the authorities are holding Baghdadi, said to be the leader of the local Al-Qaeda umbrella group blamed for a wave of bloodshed across the nation. Related Full Coverage War On Terror Global fight against terrorism All Full Coverage Most Popular – World Viewed Swine flu spreads economic shivers Deutsche Bank posts strong results GM, Chrysler in moves to avert bankruptcy BP profit tumbles 62% on sliding oil prices 'Golden Girls' Beatrice Arthur, dead at 86 View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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