Qaeda leader arrested in Mosul

NINEWA /Iraqi News SWAT personnel have arrested a prominent leader of al-Qaeda during a security operation in Mosul, a local police source said on Tuesday. “Abdulhameed Bakr Ahmed al-Farahat, an al-Qaeda leader and a resident of Talafar, was arrested during a security operation in Sumar neighborhood, southeastern Mosul, during a late hour on Monday (March 29) evening,” the source told Iraqi News. Farahat is wanted by the Iraqi judiciary for his involvement in armed operations in Mosul and Talafar, the source added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1