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Senior AQI member arrested in Diala – MOD

Sahwa councils could stir sedition, says key legislator DIALA / IraqiNews.com: A senior member (Ameer) of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) organization, responsible for the AQI’s execution committee in Diala, was arrested on Wednesday, said a source from the Iraqi ministry of defense (MOD). “The Iraqi army 5 th division 18 th brigade arrested Riyadh Wahab Hussein Flayeh,” Staff General Mohammed al-Askari told IraqiNews.com. “The arrest took place in an area to the south of Kanaan in Diala province,” he added. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR   1