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Iraq Says Close to Capturing Terrorist Leader
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=143178C:5F753BCA39991A3BC8F84220324AB1179574F7DCC14957C0 Senior Iraqi
official says security forces are close to capturing or killing
al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri





U.S. soldiers in Baghdad

A senior Iraqi official says security forces are close to capturing or
killing al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Iraqi National Security Advisor Mouwafak al-Rubaie made the comment at
a news conference Sunday while showing a captured video of the
militant.

The video shows Masri instructing insurgents how to make a car bomb. 
Rubaie said Masri's days are numbered, and that he will either be
killed or brought to justice.

Meanwhile, Baghdad returned to normal early Sunday following a curfew
that shut the Iraqi capital down for more than a day.

Witnesses say traffic resumed on Baghdad's busy streets as shops and
businesses re-opened for the start of the work week.

There was no official explanation for the curfew, which was quickly
put in place late Friday, and kept the streets empty Saturday.  The
Iraqi government action coincided with Friday's capture of a suspected
al-Qaida terrorist believed to be planning attacks in the capital.

The suspect was captured during a raid on the home of an Iraqi senior
politician.  U.S. officials say they believe the man was involved in
planning car bomb attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone, which houses
government, diplomatic and military offices.

U.S officials and Sunni leaders say Sunni Arab politician Adnan
al-Dulaymi has not been implicated in the arrest of his bodyguard.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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