Qaeda Iraqi Islamic State Responsible for Assassinating Al-Lami

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The so-called Qaeda Iraqi Islamic State declared its responsibility for assassinating head of the Questioning and Justice Authority Ali Al-Lami on 26 May last, according to Associated Press. AP reported the confession from one of the internet sites. Baghdad Operations Command announced on 31 May, 2011 the capture of the assassin, stating he was a member in the previous regime intelligence service. Lami was assassinated by weapons equipped with silencers. The Authority was established after the US invasion in 2003, with main task to prevent the Baathists or leading members in the previous party not to participate in the political operation. RM (TS)/SR 732