Zarqawi aide captured in Baghdad

The noose is tightening on Zarqawi.

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces in Iraq have captured a senior member of the al Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid in Baghdad, the Iraqi government said on Thursday.

It said Fadil Hussain Ahmed al-Kurdi was captured along with two other suspected insurgents. It said Kurdi, a 26-year-old Iraqi Kurd also known as Ridha, was the brother of Umar Baziyani, a Zarqawi lieutenant captured in May.

"Ridha was responsible for facilitating communications between al Qaeda and the Zarqawi terror networks as well as coordinating the movement of terrorists in and out of Iraq," a government statement said.

And tighter.

The government said this week another senior member of Zarqawi's network was captured in Mosul.

Soon, hopefully, very soon.

I think it is worth noting how these terrorists are being captured and not killed. One would think they would fight to the death. This would indicate to me that they are being surprised when captured and suggests we are getting good intelligence, most probably from local Iraqis.
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