US captures Al-Qaeda militant 'disguised as woman'Sat Oct 28, 6:56 AM ET
US forces in Iraq said they had arrested a senior Al-Qaeda operative who was disguised as a woman to avoid capture.
Soldiers raided an address in southern Baghdad to catch a suspect who the military said was "responsible for the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq."
A total of 10 suspects were arrested, including the main target, and another was shot dead after he opened fire on the US raiding party.
"The targeted terrorist was disguised as a woman in an attempt to avoid being detained," the US statement said.
"Saturday's raid was part of an ongoing effort to diminish Al-Qaeda in Iraq car- bombing capabilities in the Baghdad area," it added.
Iraq is in the grip of a bloody sectarian conflict and a campaign by insurgents against American forces and the US-backed government.
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