AQI leader captured in Mosul

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces captured the Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) amir (leader) of the western intersection of Mosul city, according to a statement by the Iraqi defense ministry on Sunday. “A force from the 3rd Division / Ninewa Operations Command (NOC) captured on Sunday an amir of the terrorist al-Qaeda Organization in the western intersection of Mosul,” read the statement received by IraqiNews.com. “In initial investigations, the detainee confessed to having committed several crimes, including the murdering of 25 innocent citizens,” the statement added. AmR (P) 1