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| 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. | 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. |
| The man was captured on Friday in a raid in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib district, spokesman Qassim Moussawi said. | The man was captured on Friday in a raid in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib district, spokesman Qassim Moussawi said. |
| 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. | 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. |
| But Mr Moussawi confirmed that this was not the case. | But Mr Moussawi confirmed that this was not the case. |
| "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. | "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. |
| 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 and murder of at least 18 police officers last week. | 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. |