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Al Qaeda in Iraq leader reportedly arrested

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  • Defense Ministry: Abu Ayyub al-Masri arrested in the northern city of Mosul
  • There was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. forces
  • Al-Masri took over al Qaeda in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in 2006
  • U.S.: He joined al Qaeda training camps in 1999 and trained as a car bombing expert
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