Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested'

" The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, according to media reports quoting the country's defence ministry. Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was detained in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the reports said. There has so far been...

Cheney Sticks to His Delusions by Dan Froomkin

"Cheney Sticks to His Delusions By Dan Froomkin Special to washingtonpost.com Friday, April 6, 2007; 1:20 PM Faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, even President Bush has backed off his earlier inflammatory assertions about links between al-Qaeda and Saddam...

Hussein's Prewar Ties To Al-Qaeda Discounted

"Captured Iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of Saddam Hussein and two former aides "all confirmed" that Hussein's regime was not directly cooperating with al-Qaeda before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a declassified Defense Department report released...

Tape alleged to be new al Qaeda in Iraq leader airs

"Al-Jazeera TV aired an audiotape Thursday that is said was the first released by the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, who succeeded the slain militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi three months ago."

Iraq hails killing of Zarqawi as start of new era

"The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a "new beginning" for Iraq, the interior minister said on Friday, but authorities imposed a traffic ban in an apparent effort to prevent al Qaeda reprisal attacks. ADVERTISEMENT The ban in Baghdad and in the town of Baquba, near where...