The leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was confirmed to him by the Iraqi commander of the province.
There was no immediate confirmation from U.S. forces on the arrest, although a source tells FOX News they are "extremely skeptical" that al-Masri has been captured. They said there maybe some confusion on the Iraqi end, because there are reports one of al-Masri's aides was picked up recently.
The U.S. military in Baghdad said "we are currently checking with Iraqi authorities to confirm the accuracy of this information."
This is big if confirmed. This is the guy who took over Al-Qaeda in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an airstrike. al-Zaraqawi is supposedly the guy who beheaded Nick Berg and sent the video out to the internet. Since al-Zarqawi loved the internet and it's propaganda so much, I thought it'd only be fitting that we show the bombing that killed him.
Here's the video goodness. At least Nick will have some peace that we killed his murderer and got the guy who succeeded him.
Travis
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