.US catches top Zarqawi aide in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The US military announced on Thursday it had caught a top aide to Al-Qaeda's Iraq frontman Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi wanted over the kidnapping of Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena last year.
The military said a massive manhunt by Iraqi and US forces led to the arrest of Muhammed Hila Hammad Ubaydi, also known as Abu Ayman.
He was caught on March 7 but his arrest was not immediately announced pending a DNA test, which "confirmed this is Abu Ayman," the military said.
Ayman, a former aide to the intelligence chief during Saddam Hussein's regime, was captured in southern Baghdad's Al-Mahmudiyah neighbourhood, the military said.
He was also the leader of the Secret Islamic Army, a militant outfit operating in the northern Babil province, it said, adding "he had strong ties to terror leader Zarqawi."
DNA
The military said a massive manhunt by Iraqi and US forces led to the arrest of Muhammed Hila Hammad Ubaydi, also known as Abu Ayman.
He was caught on March 7 but his arrest was not immediately announced pending a DNA test, which "confirmed this is Abu Ayman," the military said.
Ayman, a former aide to the intelligence chief during Saddam Hussein's regime, was captured in southern Baghdad's Al-Mahmudiyah neighbourhood, the military said.
He was also the leader of the Secret Islamic Army, a militant outfit operating in the northern Babil province, it said, adding "he had strong ties to terror leader Zarqawi."
DNA
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