Iraq - Aide of al-Qaida Leader in Iraq Arrested

and 600 terrorists were captured or killed in September.

An aide of the head of al-Qaida in Iraq was arrested last week, and U.S. and Iraqi forces killed or captured more than 600 suspected members of the terrorist group in September, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Wednesday.

The associate of Abu Ayyub al-Masri was captured in raids carried out Sept. 28 in Baghdad that also seized 31 other al-Qaida suspects, Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell told reporters.

These caputes may be a result of the earlier capture of an aide to Masri.

In early September, Iraqi officials announced the arrest of Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, who they said was a top deputy of al-Masri.

All of which may have led the recent stike on Masri which may have killed him. Let's hope so.

Lots of good news here MSM would rather you didn't know about.