Al-Qaeda military official arrested in Iraq

An Iraqi security source confirmed to Arabstoday that "a military official from al-Qaeda in Ramadi (110 km west Baghdad).was arrested with two of his assistants during an attacking operation executed by police in the middle of the city on Saturday. The source added: "The police force executed early morning attacks on a house in the middle of Ramadi in the city of Al Anbar governorate. An al-Qaeda military official in the west, with Iraqi nationality, named Hazem Si Fayef was arrested.” The source who insisted on remaining anonymous said that the operation was based on accurate intelligence information.