Islamic State of Iraq leader captured south of Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Military forces arrested on Thursday a leader of what is called the Islamic State of Iraq and three of his aides in south of Mosul, a military source said. “A force from the 26th brigade of the 2nd division of the Iraqi army arrested this morning Nasser Ibrahim (al-Jazeera emir), a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq armed group in Pigwaniya village, south of Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The force arrested also three of his aides in accordance with article IV Terrorism Law,” the source noted. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.   SH (TP)/SR 1090