Al-Qaeda leader nabbed in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested al-Qaeda leader and one of his aides in central Falluja, chief of Anbar police said on Friday. “joint forces of police and army personnel raided a house in central Falluja, where they arrested al-Qaeda leader and one of his aides,” General Bahaa al-Karkhi told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that they are responsible for the recent armed attacks in the province. On Wednesday (Aug. 25), three car bombs went off in Ramadi, killing five persons, including two soldiers, and wounding 19. “The forces found a car bomb inside the house and was defused by the experts,” he added. Falluja, Anbar province, is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital. SH (P) 3