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A key leader of an al-Qaeda linked insurgent group has been arrested in Iraq, according to media reports. A man described as a "senior leader" of an al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group has been arrested in Iraq, according to an Iraqi military spokesman.
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the self-styled leader of the Sunni Arab group the Islamic State in Iraq, was captured in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad. The man was captured on Friday in a raid in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib district, spokesman Qassim Moussawi said.
An Iraqi government official said Mr al-Baghdadi had been arrested after intelligence tip-offs. Earlier reports had suggested that the man was Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the self-styled leader of the Sunni Arab group the Islamic State in Iraq.
He heads an umbrella group of Sunni insurgent movements fighting the Iraqi government and US troops in Iraq. But Mr Moussawi confirmed that this was not the case.
"He was captured this afternoon by Iraqi forces with several of his aides as a result of receiving intelligence tips," the government source told AFP news agency. "We captured a figure who was a senior al-Qaeda member and we suspected that he was Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, but after initial investigations it was proven it was not Abu Omar al-Baghdadi," he said.
No other immediate confirmation of the report from official sources was available. Al-Baghdadi heads an umbrella group of Sunni insurgent movements fighting the Iraqi government and US troops in Iraq.
His group is believed to be behind a series of attacks in Iraq, including the kidnapping of at least 18 police officers last week who were subsequently killed. His group is believed to be behind a series of attacks in Iraq, including the kidnapping and murder of at least 18 police officers last week.
Security sources said he was also among militants who stormed a prison near the northern city of Mosul, freeing some 140 prisoners.Security sources said he was also among militants who stormed a prison near the northern city of Mosul, freeing some 140 prisoners.