I'm not sure if this is the same guy or not.
NME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iraqi police arrest Al-Qaeda suspect in BasraFri Feb 23, 10:50 AM ET
Iraqi police have arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda insurgent in the southern city of Basra and seized a rocket launcher capable of being used against aircraft, police said Friday
The man was arrested from his house in Al-Assmai neighbourhood on Wednesday, Basra police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Karim al-Zaidi said.
"Police found several arms, including a SAM-7 rocket launcher which can be used against aircraft," Zaidi said, adding the suspect is allegedly linked to the Sunni Al-Qaeda network.
Basra is a predominantly Shiite city, from which British forces are to withdraw in the coming months, amid fears that the city could become the object of a struggle between rival factions.
On Thursday, Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno, the second-ranking US commander in Iraq, said cells affiliated with Al-Qaeda in Iraq are believed be stalking US helicopters.
Two or three of the eight helicopters that have been downed since January 20 appeared to have been ambushed, Odierno told reporters in Washington via video link from Iraq.
It was not immediately clear if the man arrested in Basra is being linked to any of the helicopter incidents.
Copyright © 2007 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Questions or Comments
Privacy Policy -Terms of Service - Copyright/IP Policy - Ad Feedback
Link