Top al-Qaida aide captured in Iraq

The Iraqi Interior Ministry’s counter-insurgency Wolf Brigade captured what it called a top aide to al-Qaida in the country, state television reported today.

Iraqiya TV identified the key al-Qaida figure as Abu al-Farouq, a Syrian, who was previously unknown. It said he was captured with five other al-Qaida operatives in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad.