Deputy commander of al-Qaida-linked cell arrested in Mosul, US military says

October 3rd, 2009 Iraqi forces arrest more than 100 in MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces have detained more than 100 suspects in sweeps through Mosul to try to cripple the country's last major stronghold of Sunni insurgents, a commander said Saturday. The offensive, which began earlier this week, is the latest attempt to break the networks of al-Qaida in Iraq and other groups in the Mosul region in northern Iraq.

October 2nd, 2009 Official: Iraqi forces lead crackdown in MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces are wrapping up a major operation in Mosul that has led to the capture of at least 150 suspected insurgents. An Iraqi security official says the crackdown is expected to end Saturday in the northern city, which is considered the last stronghold for al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents.

September 25th, 2009 Iraq detains 109 in jail break investigationBAGHDAD — More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein's hometown, a police commander said Friday. The escape from the makeshift prison in Tikrit was the latest in a string of embarrassing security lapses in Iraq, raising questions about the country's ability to ensure its own security ahead of a planned U.S.

September 25th, 2009 Explosion north of Baghdad kills 11 Iraqi soldiersBAGHDAD — A controlled explosion of weapons confiscated by the Iraqi military went awry Friday, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials said. The blast took place in an area where American and Iraqi forces routinely carry out explosions to destroy weapons seized during raids in and around the northern city of Mosul, which the U.S.

September 19th, 2009 Iraq arrests 3 on antiquities chargesBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. The three were arrested in a sting operation after attempting to sell one of the artifacts for $160,000 to an undercover intelligence officer of the Iraqi Army's 12th division in a village southwest of Kirkuk, division commander Maj.

September 19th, 2009 Iraq arrests three antiquities traffickersBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. The three were arrested in a sting operation after attempting to sell one of the artifacts for $160,000 to an undercover intelligence officer of the Iraqi Army's 12th division in a village southwest of Kirkuk, division commander Maj.

September 19th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 11-year-old in north IraqBAGHDAD — Authorities say a roadside bomb has killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded his two friends in the violence-plagued city of Mosul in northern Iraq. A Mosul police officer says the bomb exploded around 4 p.m.

September 12th, 2009 Violence kills 2 in Iraq's capital and northBAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say two people were killed in incidents involving bombs in the capital and the violence-plagued northern city of Mosul. In northwestern Baghdad, a bomb attached to a civilian car exploded, killing the driver and wounding two passengers.

August 11th, 2009 Commander: al-Qaida remains a combat powerWASHINGTON — A top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that simmering ethnic tensions between Kurds and Arabs remain a grave threat to Iraq's stability, especially after American forces depart.

August 4th, 2009 3 charged in American's death in MauritaniaNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A judge says that three men have been charged with murder in the slaying of an American teacher in Mauritania. Judge Moutapha Ould Said on Tuesday said that the men also were being charged with aiding al-Qaida.

August 4th, 2009 US: Al-Qaida operatives arrested in north IraqBAGHDAD — The deputy commander of a radical Sunni Islamic group linked to al-Qaida has been arrested in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

August 1st, 2009 Police: Al-Qaida-linked group member caughtISLAMABAD — Police officials say authorities have arrested a member of an al-Qaida-linked group believed responsible for several suicide bombings, including one that targeted a bus of Pakistan's spy agency. A police official said Saturday that Rao Shakir was seized in a raid on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, late Friday.

August 1st, 2009 Pakistan police catch al-Qaida-linked group memberISLAMABAD — Police officials said Saturday they had arrested a member of an outlawed, al-Qaida-linked group that was suspected of involvement in the 2002 beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Rao Shakir, a purported member of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, was arrested on the outskirts of Islamabad late Friday, a police official said.

July 25th, 2009 Mauritania police arrest al-Qaida murder suspectNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A police official says officers have arrested a third suspected al-Qaida member for the June murder of American teacher. Police commissioner Mohamed Ould Ghassem says 26-year-old Didi Ould Bezeid was arrested Friday in Nouakchott, the capital.

March 31st, 2009 MOSUL - At least four people were killed and 17 injured Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden truck that he drove into a police station in this Iraqi city, a police source said. 'A suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden truck into the police station of the Mahatta neighbourhood in Mosul,' the source told Xinhua, requesting anonymity.