US captures leading Iraq terror leader

A key terror leader linked to the deaths of at least six coalition soldiers was captured in Karbala, the US military said today, a day after the local council issued strong protests over the arrests of three members.

The military said Iraqi soldiers, assisted by coalition advisers, conducted an early morning ground assault raid on Thursday in the Shiite holy city, 50 miles south of Baghdad, and captured “a high-ranking terrorist network commander without firing a shot.”