.Top rebel captured in Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq - The Iraqi army has captured a top rebel from the militant group the Islamic Army in northern Iraq, a senior army officer said on Sunday.
He said Ali Najm Abdullah, also known as Abu Hozeifah and the number two in the Islamic Army, was captured in a raid at 06:00 (02:00 GMT) on Sharifiyah village, located in the insurgent-plagued district of Hawijah west of the oil city of Kirkuk.
The officer said Abdullah and his commander Abu Aesha were responsible for nearly 75 percent of insurgent attacks in northern Iraq's Kirkuk, Mosul and Tikrit regions.
Abu Aesha is still at large.
A number of other insurgents were also captured in the raid, the officer added.
In 2004 the Islamic Army kidnapped two French journalists, who were later released, and abducted and subsequently killed an Italian journalist.
News24
He said Ali Najm Abdullah, also known as Abu Hozeifah and the number two in the Islamic Army, was captured in a raid at 06:00 (02:00 GMT) on Sharifiyah village, located in the insurgent-plagued district of Hawijah west of the oil city of Kirkuk.
The officer said Abdullah and his commander Abu Aesha were responsible for nearly 75 percent of insurgent attacks in northern Iraq's Kirkuk, Mosul and Tikrit regions.
Abu Aesha is still at large.
A number of other insurgents were also captured in the raid, the officer added.
In 2004 the Islamic Army kidnapped two French journalists, who were later released, and abducted and subsequently killed an Italian journalist.
News24
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