US: Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has not been arrested
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The US military says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been not been captured.
US military spokeswoman Peggy Kageleiry says "neither coalition forces nor Iraqi security forces detained or killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri. This guy had a similar name." She said Friday that no additional details were being provided.
On Thursday night, Iraqi army and police officials said the al-Masri had been captured in Mosul.
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