The news that Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been apprehended was too good to be true. A senior military official says the US is certain al-Masri has not been captured. Senior Iraqi officials, including the Interior minister spokesman, had claimed al-Masri has been apprehended in an operation in northern Iraq, and the news was broadcast on Iraqi television. Full story here.
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