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Iraq: Top Al Qaida in Iraq arrested- Interior Ministry Tue. May 20, 2008 01:44 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) A top Al Qaida in Iraq figure in Iraq northern city of Mosul, where security forces have been carrying out an intensified crackdown to root out the terror network has been arrested, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Monday. However, the US military, which is supporting the operation, did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking confirmation. Reports of high-level Al Qaida arrests in the past have sometimes proven incorrect. Major General Ahmed Taha, the director of the ministry's internal affairs office, said Abdul Khaliq Al Sabawi was captured in a morning raid in Salahuddin province, which neighbours Mosul's Ninevah province to the south. Agencies said some of Mosul's Al Qaida figures are believed to have fled or stayed out of the city before the sweep began more than a week ago. So far, more than 1,300 people have been arrested in and around Mosul in the operation, though 240 were cleared of suspicion and released, said Major General Hussain Ali Kamal, the deputy interior minister for intelligence and security affairs. AlSabawi was Al Qaida in Iraq's "wali" in Mosul, Taha said. The term "wali," Arabic for governor, is used by the terror network to refer to its top regional leaders. Taha did not give details on Al Sabawi or where he was arrested. Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, has been the most prominent Al Qaida in Iraq urban stronghold since the group lost control of cities in the western province of Anbar over the past year.-Agencies News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: WFP welcomes Canada naval escort in Somali... E. Africa: Kenya security alerts Tanzanian coun... WB to pump huge money to infrastructure project... Olympics: Somali delegation expects Olympics to brin... Kenya, Tz mark 10th anniversary of deadly bombi... Somalia: Well-known Somali aid worker killed south... Al Qaida North Africa wing claims responsibility for... Egypt: Police discovers 20 underground tunnels near ... Somalia: Canadian navy to escort WFP ships carrying... Premier League: 'I will stay at United'-Cristiano Ro... More News...